AIRPORT AND RAILWAY ENGINEERING
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• AIRPORT ENGINEERING: PLANNING, DESIGN AND
DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST –CENTURY AIRPORTS BY
ASHFORD, WILEY INDIA
THE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION OF AIR
TRANSPORT
DEVELOPMENT OF AIR TRANSPORT IN INDIA
AIRPORT ENGINEERING
WHAT IS AN AIRPORT?
DEFINITION
AIRFIELD is an area where an aircraft can land and
take off, which may or may not be equipped with any
navigational aids or markings. Many grass strips are
also designated as airfields.
WHAT ARE AERODROMES?
AERODROMES
• A defined area on land or water (including any buildings, installations
and equipment) intended to be used either wholly or in part for the
arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft.
AIRPORT HISTORY
The world's first airport was built in 1928 at Croydon
near London (England). It was the main airport for
London till it was closed down in 1959, after the World
War II. It is now open as a visitor centre for aviation.
Airports Authority of India (AAI)
• It constituted by an Act of Parliament and came into being on 1st April 1995 by merging
erstwhile National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India.
• It has responsibility of creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation
infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country.
• AAI manages a total of
• 137 airports which include
• 24 International airports (3 Civil Enclaves),
• 10 Custom Airports (4 Civil Enclaves) and
• 103 Domestic airports (23 Civil Enclaves).
• AAI provides air navigation services over 2.8 million square nautical miles of air space.
Airports Authority of India (AAI)
• During the year 2019-20, AAI handled
• aircraft movement of 1314.23 Thousand [International 156.0 & Domestic 1158.23],
• Passengers handled 159.59 Million [International 22.26 & Domestic 137.33] and t
• cargo handled 909.32 thousand MT [International 452.46 & Domestic 456.85].
• Further, all Indian airports taken together have handled
• aircraft movement of 2587.05 Thousand [International 431.85 & Domestic 2155.20],
• Passengers handled 341.05 Million [International 66.54& Domestic 274.51] and the
• cargo handled 3328.63 thousand MT [International 2003.12 & Domestic 1325.51].
Airports Authority of India (AAI)
The functions
• Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of international and domestic airports and civil
enclaves.
• Control and Management of the Indian airspace extending beyond the territorial limits of the country,
as accepted by ICAO.
• Construction, Modification and Management of passenger terminals.
• Development and Management of cargo terminals at international and domestic airports.
• Provision of passenger facilities and information system at the passenger terminals at airports.
• Expansion and strengthening of operation area, viz. Runways, Aprons, Taxiway etc.
• Provision of visual aids.
• Provision of Communication and Navigation aids.
