ARO: Geographic Information Systems-Based System for Optimizing Airport Runway Orientation

• Published in: Journal of transportation engineering Vol. 130; no. 5; pp. 555 - 559
• Main Authors: Jia, Xudong, Chung, Desmond, Huang, Janet, Petrilli, Marco, The, Lilian
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Reston, VA American Society of Civil Engineers 01.09.2004
• Subjects: Airport runway; Airports; Applied sciences; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; Design engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Facilities planning; Geographic information systems; Project management. Process of design; Public facilities (municipal, law court, etc.); TECHNICAL PAPERS; Transportation infrastructure; Types of buildings; Design; Wind; Airport design; Runway; Geographic information system; System description; Airport; Orientation; Airport runways; Optimization; Geographic information systems

Determination of a runway orientation is a critical task in the planning and design of an airport. The direction of the runway controls the layout of the other airport facilities, such as passenger terminals, taxiways/apron configurations, circulation roads, and parking facilities. This paper presen...