Airport
Planning and
Management
,About the Authors
Seth B. Young, Ph.D., is an associate professor
of Aviation in the College of Engineering at The
Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the
President of the International Aviation Manage-
ment Group, Inc. Dr. Young has extensive expe-
rience in airport management consulting and is
a certified member of the American Association
of Airport Executives. Dr. Young is the chair of
the National Academies' Transpo1tation Research
Board Committee on Aviation System Planning
and holds an instrument-rated FAA commercial
pilot and certified flight instructor certificate. He is
the co-author of Planning and Design ofAitports,
Fifth Edition, also from McGraw-Hill.
Alexander T. Wells, Ed.D., recently retired pro-
fessor at the College of Business at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,
Florida, is a consultant to airport management
with over 25 years of experience. He is the author
of such leading texts as Commercial Aviation
Safety, Second Edition, also from McGraw-Hill.
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, Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I: Airports and airport systems 1
1 Airports and airport systems: An introduction 3
Introduction 4
Airport management on an international level 9
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 10
The rules that govern airport management 20
Organizations that influence airport regulatory policies 23
Concluding remarks 26
2 Airports and airport systems: Organization
and administration 29
Introduction 30
Airpo1t ownership and operation 30
The airport organization cha1t 34
Airpo1t management as a career 43
The airport manager and public relations 47
Concluding remarks 50
3 Airports and airport systems: A historical
and legislative perspective 53
Introduction 54
The formative period of aviation and airpo1ts: 1903-1938 55
Airport growth: World War II and the postwar period 60
Airport modernization: The early jet age 63
Airport legislation after airline deregulation 73
Airports in the twenty-first centu1y: From peacetime prosperity to
terror insecurity 83
Concluding remarks 93
V
Planning and
Management
,About the Authors
Seth B. Young, Ph.D., is an associate professor
of Aviation in the College of Engineering at The
Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and the
President of the International Aviation Manage-
ment Group, Inc. Dr. Young has extensive expe-
rience in airport management consulting and is
a certified member of the American Association
of Airport Executives. Dr. Young is the chair of
the National Academies' Transpo1tation Research
Board Committee on Aviation System Planning
and holds an instrument-rated FAA commercial
pilot and certified flight instructor certificate. He is
the co-author of Planning and Design ofAitports,
Fifth Edition, also from McGraw-Hill.
Alexander T. Wells, Ed.D., recently retired pro-
fessor at the College of Business at Embry-Riddle
Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach,
Florida, is a consultant to airport management
with over 25 years of experience. He is the author
of such leading texts as Commercial Aviation
Safety, Second Edition, also from McGraw-Hill.
, •
Ir rt
tannin n
n nt
Sixth Edition
Seth B. Young
Alexander T Wells
New York Chicago San Francisco Liobon London
Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan
Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto
, TheMcGraw·Hillcom anies
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Young, Seth B.
Airport planning and management I Seth B. Young, Alexander T. Wells. - 6th eel.
p. cm.
Previous ed. by Alexander T. Wells and Seth B. Young.
ISBN 978-0-07-175024-0 (pbk.)
1. Airports-Planning. 2. Airports-Management. I. Wells, Alexander. II. Title.
11.725.3.P5W452 2011
387.7'36068--dc22 2011007247
McGraw-Hill books are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales
promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. To contact a representative please
e-mail us at .
Airport Planning and Management, Sixth Edition
Copyright ©2011, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992, 1986 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights
reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States
Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any
form or by any means, or stored in a data base or retrieval system, without the prior written
permission of the publisher.
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 QFR/QFR 1 6 5 4 3 2
ISBN 978-0-07-175024-0
MHID 0-07-175024-X
The pages within this book were printed on acid-free paper.
Sponsoring Editor Proofreader
Lany Hager Kathrin Immanuel, Newgen Publishing
and Data Services
Acquisitions Coordinator
Michael Mulcahy Indexer
Ken Hassman
Editorial Supervisor
David E. Fogarty Production Supervisor
Pamela A. Pelton
Project Manager
Aloysius Raj, Newgen Publishing and Composition
Data Services Newgen Publishing and Data Services
Copy Editor Art Director, Cover
Anuparna Gopinath, Newgen Publishing Jeff Weeks
and Data Services
Information contained in this work has been obtained by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
("McGraw-Hill") from sources believed to be reliable. However, neither McGraw-Hill nor
its authors guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information published herein,
and neither McGraw-Hill nor its authors shall be responsible for any errors, omissions, or
damages arising out of use of this information. This work is published with the understanding
that McGraw-Hill and its authors are supplying information but are not attempting to render
engineering or other professional se1vices. If such services are required, the assistance of an
appropriate professional should be sought.
, Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Part I: Airports and airport systems 1
1 Airports and airport systems: An introduction 3
Introduction 4
Airport management on an international level 9
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 10
The rules that govern airport management 20
Organizations that influence airport regulatory policies 23
Concluding remarks 26
2 Airports and airport systems: Organization
and administration 29
Introduction 30
Airpo1t ownership and operation 30
The airport organization cha1t 34
Airpo1t management as a career 43
The airport manager and public relations 47
Concluding remarks 50
3 Airports and airport systems: A historical
and legislative perspective 53
Introduction 54
The formative period of aviation and airpo1ts: 1903-1938 55
Airport growth: World War II and the postwar period 60
Airport modernization: The early jet age 63
Airport legislation after airline deregulation 73
Airports in the twenty-first centu1y: From peacetime prosperity to
terror insecurity 83
Concluding remarks 93
V
