Airport 101 O Hare Noise Compatibility Commission July 19, 2018
24 HOUR VIEW OF AIR TRAFFIC
WHAT IS AN AIRPORT? Rural airstrip Private airport Military airport Community airport Regional airport Major city airport 3
AIRPORT OWNERSHIP Commercial airports in the US are generally operated directly by government entities or government-created airport authorities (also known as port authorities) City of Chicago Department of Aviation Los Angeles World Airports Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Most of the world's airports are owned by local, regional, or national government bodies who then lease the airport to private corporations who oversee the airport's operation. London Heathrow (Heathrow Airport Holdings) 4
AIRPORT IDENTIFICATION International Air Transport Association (IATA) Baggage Tags Reservations Airline Timetables International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Air Traffic Control Airlines Aeronautical Publications KORD Chicago O Hare International Airport KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport 5
AIRPORT IDENTIFICATION 6
AIRSPACE Airspace we can enter only with prior authorization from the controlling authority A, B, C & D Airspace we can enter without prior authorization from any controlling authority G & most of E
AIRSPACE 8
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL Controlled Traffic is controlled by FAA Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) En-route Center (Center) 22 across the U.S Uncontrolled Pilots announce intensions on common frequency (UNICOM) 9
O HARE MODERNIZATION PROGRAM (OMP) 10
RUNWAY LAYOUTS Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Denver International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dubai International Airport Chicago O Hare International Airport 11
27 RUNWAY NAMES North 360 Based on Magnetic Heading 18 Rounded to nearest 10 degrees Add/Subtract 180 degrees for opposite direction Parallel Runways (2) Use Left and Right West 270 09 East 090 Parallel Runways (3) Use Left, Center and Right Closed/Unusable Runways Yellow X 36 180 South 12
RUNWAY NAMES Based on Magnetic Heading Rounded to nearest 10 degrees Add/Subtract 180 degrees for opposite direction Parallel Runways (2) Use Left and Right Parallel Runways (3) Use Left, Center and Right Closed/Unusable Runways Yellow X 13
WEST FLOW EAST FLOW DAYTIME RUNWAY CONFIGURAITONS 9L 27R 9L 27R 22R 22R 9R 27L 9R 9R 4L 4L 28R 10C 28R 28C 22L 10L 10C 28C 22L 10L 10R 28L 10R 28L Arrivals 4R Departures 14
THREE DEGREE GLIDE SLOPE 15
AIRPORT DESIGN FAA Regulates: Runway Numbers Runway Lights Airfield Markings Airfield Signs Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) National Airspace System (NAS) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) AC 150/5300-13A - Airport Design 16
RUNWAY LIGHTS Runway edge lights Runway end lights Runway center line lights PAPI Runway TDZ lights Runway threshold lights 17
FLY QUIET COORDINATION Fly Quiet Runways Demand (Inbound & Outbound) Weather Other Factors Fly Quiet Start-Stop Runway Selection 18
PREFERENTIAL FLIGHT PATHS Vector Headings Performance Based Navigation (PBN) 19
AIRPORT FUNDING Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs) Customer Facility Charges (CFCs) General Airport Revenue Grants (Federal, State and Local) Bonds Note: ORD is not funded from the City of Chicago corporate fund 20
NEPA NEPA stands for: National Environmental Policy Act NEPA became law in 1970 Established a national policy for protecting the environment NEPA requires: All federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions 21
FAA IMPLEMENTATION of NEPA FAA complies with NEPA through the following Orders: FAA Order 5050.4B (NEPA Implementing Instructions for Airport Projects) FAA Order 1050.1F (Policies and Procedures for Considering Environmental Impacts) 22
FAA IMPLEMENTATION of NEPA FAA has three primary NEPA review documents Categorical Exclusion (Cat-Ex) Environmental Assessment (EA) Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 23
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