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Airport Runway Length Requirements

Vincent D. Reynolds, MBA, P.E.


Course Outline

This 2 hour course, Airport Runway Length Requirements will cover designing runway lengths for a wide range of airplanes that are in operation. Specifications from several aircraft manufacturers will be included to aid the designer in specifying runway length requirements. Several example problems are included to aid the student in solving some problems that present themselves to the airport runway designer.

This course includes a multiple-choice quiz at the end, which is designed to enhance the understanding of course materials.

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student would have learned the following:

Intended Audience and Benefit

This course is intended for airport designers, architects, transportation engineers, roadway designers, environmental engineers, municipal engineers, project managers, and any persons working in civil engineering field or anyone with an interest in the exciting and dynamic world of aviation and airport runway design.

Course Introduction

There are over 10,000 airports in the United States that serves all types of flights such as commercial, business, industrial and private. With thousands of flights occurring each day, air travel have to conform to certain criteria to ensure the safe operation of aircraft and its passengers. The federal aviation administration (FAA) was formed in 1958 to regulate and oversee all forms of civil aviation in the United States. On its website the FAA mission reads as follows; “our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.” Part of this mission is to provide the safest and most efficient airports that serve the aviation community in our country.

This course Airport Runway Length Requirements will cover designing runway lengths for a wide range of airplanes that are in operation. Specifications from several aircraft manufacturers will be included to aid the designer in specifying runway lengths. Several example problems are included to aid the student in solving some problems that present themselves to the airport runway length designer.

Course Content

This course Airport Runway Length Requirements will cover designing runways for a wide range of airplanes that are in operation. Specifications from several aircraft manufacturers will be included to aid the designer in specifying runway lengths. Several example problems are included to aid the student in solving problems that may present themselves to the airport runway length designer.

Airport Runway Length Requirements

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Course Summary

The information presented in this course will provide the reader with the knowledge that is essential to designing airport runways per the standards set forth by the FAA.
 
Using good engineering judgment is always paramount in any situation. Utilizing good judgment and the knowledge gained in this course will aid the reader with the knowledge to be a success in airport runway length design.

Related Links

For additional technical information related to this subject, please visit the following websites:

http://www.epa.gov/
http://www.usace.army.mil/
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/


Quiz

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.

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DISCLAIMER: The materials contained in the online course are not intended as a representation or warranty on the part of PDH Center or any other person/organization named herein. The materials are for general information only. They are not a substitute for competent professional advice. Application of this information to a specific project should be reviewed by a registered architect and/or professional engineer/surveyor. Anyone making use of the information set forth herein does so at their own risk and assumes any and all resulting liability arising therefrom.