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Title:

A Guidebook for Airport Winter Operations

Accession Number:

01553040

Record Type:

Monograph

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309308274

Abstract:

This report serves to help managers, operators, and users of small to large airport facilities prepare for, operate during, and recover from disruptive winter events as well as manage airport user expectations. The guidebook identifies and evaluates best practices in airport airside and landside winter operations, as well as provides guidance on how to manage overall passenger experience within a framework of safety and efficiency. The guidebook also provides guidance to airport operators on determining the optimal level of investment necessary to implement an effective program given expected winter conditions and the nature of the aviation activity at that particular airport. Chapter titles include: Relationships as the Foundation for Winter Operations Success; FAA Requirements and Guidance Related to Winter Operations; Regulation of Winter Operation Impacts on Stormwater; Historical Winter Storm Event Data; Winter Operations Performance Measurement; Winter Operations Baseline and Performance Targets; Winter Operations Best Practices; Snow and Ice Control Plan Best Practices; Snow Clearing Operations and Preventive Measures/Ice Prevention Best Practices; Runway Surface Assessment and Reporting Best Practices; Winter Operations Performance Evaluation; Investment to Reduce Snow Removal Equipment Runway Occupancy Time; and Selecting Winter Operations Improvement Alternatives.

Report/Paper Numbers:

Project 10-15

Language:

English

Authors:

McGormley, Robert
Arendt, Timothy
Seal, Devon
Fisher, Elizabeth
Sichko, Paul
Rea-Gaubert, Vesta
Anderson, Tim
Tolton, Eric
Marchi, Richard

Pagination:

139p

Publication Date:

2015

Serial:

ACRP Report

Issue Number: 123
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 1935-9802

ISBN:

9780309308274

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I62: Winter Maintenance

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 10 2015 8:23AM