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Airport Planning And Operations

A Practical Overview

By

Engr. Ameer Sajjad Baig


General Manager Works (Contracts)
CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY
HQCAA KARACHI
HQCAA-
Tel : 0333 – 2202498
Off : (021) 4394329 / 021 4548330
Email : ameer.sajjad@yahoo.com
Airport Planning

Ó Feasibility
F ibilit :
Commercial, Defense, Political.
¾ Sitting board :
CAA, PAF (Military), Local administration.
¾ CAA :
ATS, Works, Technical, Commercial & state
Ó Factors To Be Considered For Siting :
¾ Topography.
¾ Airspace, Ground space.
¾ Approaches.
¾ Land usability/ Availability/ Procurement.
¾ HT lines.
¾ Cut & Fill.
¾ Soil Condition
Condition.
¾ Availability of Infrastructure.
¾ Distance from city.
¾ Distance from nearest airport.
¾Metrology ( climate,weather, wind, visibility, etc).
Ó Finalization Of Site :
¾ Land
L d availability,
il bilit A Acquisition
i iti (G(Govt.
t lland
d - Private
P i t lland).
d)

Ó Planning for Operational Areas :


¾ Runway
R L
Length
th & A
Approach.
h
¾ Orientation of R/W.
¾ Terminal Building.
g
¾ Taxiways & Aprons.
¾ Cargo Terminal.
¾ VIP terminal/ Hajj terminal.
¾ Chartered flight operations, Flying club.
¾ Aircraft maintenance hangers
hangers.
¾ Night parking.
¾ Engine run up Bays.
¾ Remote parking.
Cont…(Planning for Operational Areas)

¾ Parking for under threat Aircraft.


¾ TGS area.
area
¾ Apron management offices.
¾ Impounding area.
¾ Fire station (RFF).
( )
¾ ATC tower.
¾ Radar (ACC) support.
¾ Airlines cargo handling.
¾ Airlines Apron vehicle handling.
• TERMINAL BUILDING (TB)

- Design criteria

- For No of pax. per annum (say 7.00 M PAX)


Type of TB
- 1 level concept
- 1 ½ level concept (escalators / stairs / ramp).
- 2 level concept (bridge)
- Multi level concept (bridge + escalators).
escalators)

Air Craft Parking Position

- Linear concept.
- Satellite concept.
- Remote parking concept via bus.

- Meeter Greeters area / concourse area


• CAR PARKING AREA

- Drop in lane.
- Parking (cars – Vans – Bus – Loading vehicles)
- Long duration parking.
- Impound parking.
- Taxi and rent a car
- Sh ttle Service
Shuttle Ser ice van.
an
- Airport functionaries parking
- Entry / exists / toll
toll.
Ó Planning For Non Operational Area/ Public Area :

¾ Concourse area.
¾ Car park
park.
¾ Offices for Airport functionaries.
• CAA
• Airlines (Foreign and local).
• Airlines and ground handling agencies.
• ASF. • Banks.
• FIA. • Money changers.
• Customs.
Customs • Duty free shops.
shops
• ANF. • Restaurants/ Refreshments.
• Health. • Couriers.
• Fuel providing companies • Cargo agents.
(shell, PSO, Caltex etc)
Cont…..(Planning For Non Operational Area/ Public Area)

¾ Residential Area (Quarters- Mess- Houses).


¾ Hotels.
¾ Rest houses.
¾ Shopping/ Commercial venue.
¾ Schools.
¾ Mosques.
Ó Airside Facilities :
¾ Runway (type of heaviest Aircraft-LCN-ACN-PCN ).
¾ Taxiways.
¾ Apron.
¾ PLB (passenger loading bridges).
¾ Approach light.
¾ Airfield lighting system.
¾ Apron flood lights.
¾ ILS Component – Landing Aids.
Aids
• Localizer.
• Glide slope. • Landing directional key.
• DVOR – VOR. • Strobe light.
• DME (distance measuring equipment). • AGNIS (for parking of Aircraft).
• PAPI (Precision approach path indicator)
indicator).
• NDB (non directional beacon).
• Wind socks.
• Runway Design
- ICAO documents
- FAA specifications
- Design manuals
- Pavement / Aerodrome design.
- Annexure – 14 (Aerodromes - International Standards and recommended practices)
• Orientation of Runway
- Under shoot area
- Funnel area.
- National Airfield clearance policy (NAFC).
- Cross runways
- P ll runways
Parell
NEW ISLAMABAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NIIA)
NIIA Layout Plan

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Airport planning
¾ Radar coverage.
¾ ATC tower.
¾ Follow me.
¾ Fire fighting rescue.
¾ Marshaling.
¾ Refueling of Aircrafts.
¾ GOC (ground operation control)
control).
• Roads net work
- Internal roads
- Vehicular tracks
- Approach roads
- Signals and sign boards.

• Storm water drains


• Water works
• Utility blocks
-HVAC Chiller Plants etc.
• Stand by power generation system.
system
• Telecommunication network.
• FIDS ( Flight Information Display System)
• AFCOM (Airport Facilities Control and Monitoring)
• Fire Alarm system
• PA System
• g gy
Signology
• Master Clock
CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY

4 Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority was established


in December 1982 through an Ordinance
O to provide for
f
the promotion and regulation of Civil activities, and, to
developp an infrastructure for safe,, efficient,, adequate,
q ,
economical and properly coordinated civil air transport
services of Pakistan.
4 CAA Pakistan operates and manages 42 airports, which includes
08 international and 34 domestic and feeder service airports. Presently,
some airports are non-operative and therefore, have been closed.

The current National Aviation Policy envisages Open Sikes Policy


by having agreement on the principle of reciprocity and bilateralism with
maximum number of countries.
countries

For cargo operations, Pakistan allows open skies policy for


foreign airlines
airlines, while simultaneously trying to convert the unilateral policy
into bilateral open skies with major destinations of the world. Private
sectors are encouraged to establish all cargo airlines including charter in
future.
utu e

Jinnah Terminal Complex at JIAP Karachi inaugurated in 1992 is


an example that shows CAA commitment towards its goals to provide the
most modern airport facilities in Pakistan.
4 A new passenger terminal complex at Allama Iqbal International Airport
(AIIAP) at Lahore is completed in the year 2002

4 N
New IIslamabad
l b d IInternational
t ti l Ai
Airportt ((renamed
d as B
Benazir
i Bh
Bhutto
tt
International Airport Islamabad.) is in the construction phase.

4 p
CAA has also Improved its navigational
g facilities by
y successfully
y
implementing aeronautical communication & control (AC&C) project. Under
AC&C project CAA has installed state of the art Thompson CSF radar and
extended range VHF communication network. The existing Radar facilities are
further being upgraded with day light display systems and new version
computers, to enable integration of ADS/CPDLC work stations. With this up
gradation facility the entire air space of Pakistan will be covered under Radar
surveillance.

4 All aircraft entering Pakistan airspace will be under positive radar cover
and radio range through out its flight over Pakistan.
• RADAR AND NAV
NAV-AIDS
AIDS FACILITIES
The airport has air traffic control surveillance and navigational guidance
system which include primary and secondary radar integrated with remote
radar stations to ensure safe and efficient flight operation within territorial
significant position of air space and air space falling over the high seas.
Details are as under;-;

RADAR

Primary Surveillance Radar


Radar……………...Range
Range 100 NM
Secondary Surveillance Radar…………...Range 200 NM

NAV-AIDS

ILS CAT II Equipts


TDME Co-Located with ILS
VOR Co-Located with VOR JIAP
DME
NDBs Cape Monze
Gharo - Chore
• Traffic Flow / Strategic Location
JIAP enjoys strategically advantageous position for air traffic flows
operating south of Himalaya and originating from Far-East for
Europe and vice verse for examples. ATS routes linking Hong Kong
and Paris branch off over Pakistan airspace. Aircraft originating
from Hong Kong and making technical landing at JIAP carrying
optimum payload has option on departure for Paris to proceed via
Iran and Turkey or elect to fly across Afghanistan and Turkmenistan
for Europe. JIAP makes a convenient intermediate point for cargo
hubs such as Hong King, Taipei in the East and Paris, Brussels in
the West.
Jinnah International Airport
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• General

Karachi International Airport was initially built in 1924. It was


renamed Quaid-e-Azam International Airport in 1992 and now is Jinnah
International Airport. It is the oldest and busiest airport in Pakistan, which
p
spread over 3465 acres of land. The airport
p is designed
g to handle annually
y
eight million passengers, 140,000 tons of cargo and around 18 million
meeters and greaters.

67 ppercent of Pakistan’s Revenue is ggenerated from Karachi alone.


JIAP is located in the middle to sea ports namely Kemari Port and Port
Qasim JIAP serves as an international gateway.
Airport Description
The airport consists of number of terminals which are being used as under:-
T
Terminal-1
i l1 i) HQCAA
ii) State/ VIP Lounges/Chartered Flights
iii) Air Freight Unit (Import), PIA
Terminal-2 i) Air Freight Unit Import, Foreign Carriers
Terminal-3 i) Hajj Operation
ii) Air Freight Unit, Immediate Clearance Group (ICG)
Export Cargo Terminal i) Air Freight Unit (Export)
ii) Allied Infrastructure
Infrastr ct re

Jinnah Terminal Complex Main Passengers Terminal

Jinnah
Ji hTTerminal
i l iis d
designed
i d on a ttwo llevell conceptt b
by FAG F
Frankfurt,
kf t
Germany and Constructed by Sogea, France under Project Management of
Bechtel International Inc. USA. It has the maximum handling capacity of 8.2
million pax per annum. At present there are twelve passenger loading
bridges connected through two satellites that can be expended up to 32
gates through 4 satellites.
As per study carried out by FAG Frankfurt, Germany regarding Pakistan
Airports, for each passenger there are 4 visitors to receive / see him off.
The airport also houses wide bodied aircraft maintenance hangers, and
residential area
area, Regional Met Centre
Centre. Police Station
Station, PTCL exchanges
recreational facilities, large car parking area, medical centre, restaurants etc.

The facilities on the airside include:


a) Two parallel runways and associated taxiways equipped with Instrument
Landing System (ILS), Aeronautical Group Lights (AGL) and Precision Approach
Path Indicator (PAPI) capable to handle aircraft upto Boeing-747-400 and
equivalent
b) Adequate parking space to accommodate 42 aircrafts of various types with
21 parking stands having hydrant refueling facility.
c) Aircraft Power Supply System (APSS) 400 Hz
d) Aircraft Nose-in-Guidance System (AGNIS)
e) Twelve Passengers Loading Bridges (PLBs)
f) Rescue and Fire Fighting Services to meet ICAO requirements
g) Integrated and Automated co-mounted primary and secondary surveillance
radars alongwith remote controlled air ground VHF conversing almost entire
airspace of Pakistan for provision of enroute and terminal approach Air Traffic
Control Service
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