Airport Master Planning
- Develop traffic forecasts and design-day schedules using appropriate methods and sensitivity scenarios.
- Assess airside, terminal and landside capacity against demand and level-of-service targets.
- Define facility requirements consistent with ICAO Annex 14 principles and the critical aircraft.
- Generate and evaluate development alternatives using multi-criteria and cost-benefit analysis.
- Prepare a phased capital programme with triggers, funding options and risk assessment.
- Design a governance and stakeholder engagement framework for approving and updating the plan.
- Strategic Context of Airport Planning
- Purpose and scope of a master plan
- National aviation strategies and hub roles
- Governance, ownership and regulatory frameworks
- Inventory and Baseline Assessment
- Existing facilities and condition surveys
- Operational and traffic data collection
- Constraints: land, airspace and environment
- Demand Forecasting
- Passenger, cargo and movement forecasting methods
- Design-day and peak-hour schedules
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
- Capacity and Level of Service
- Runway and taxiway capacity assessment
- Terminal processing capacity and IATA level-of-service concepts
- Landside access and car park demand
- Airside Requirements
- Critical aircraft and aerodrome reference code
- Runway, taxiway and apron requirements under Annex 14
- Obstacle limitation surfaces and safeguarding
- Terminal and Landside Requirements
- Terminal concepts and space programming
- Ground transportation and intermodal links
- Cargo, support and commercial facilities
- Alternatives Development and Evaluation
- Generating layout alternatives
- Multi-criteria evaluation and stakeholder input
- Selecting the preferred development concept
- Environmental and Sustainability Planning
- Noise, air quality and land use compatibility
- Energy, water and carbon considerations
- Environmental assessment and mitigation
- Phasing, Financing and Implementation
- Demand-based triggers and phasing plans
- Capital cost estimation and funding models
- Public-private partnership options and risk allocation
- Plan Governance, Monitoring and Applied Research
- Approval processes and stakeholder consultation
- Monitoring indicators and plan updates
- Applied research on planning outcomes and benchmarking
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Program Professional Framework
Airport Master Planning
Program Overview
Long-term airport development requires balancing traffic growth, land, capital, environment and the needs of airlines, passengers and the surrounding community. This advanced programme covers the full planning cycle: inventory of existing facilities, demand forecasting and design-day schedules, capacity and level-of-service assessment, requirements for airside, terminal and landside facilities, alternatives development and evaluation, phasing and financial feasibility. It draws on ICAO Airport Planning Manual guidance, Annex 14 aerodrome design principles and IATA level-of-service concepts, and adds strategic, governance and stakeholder dimensions relevant to major Gulf airport expansions and national aviation strategies.
Learning Outcomes
- ✓Develop traffic forecasts and design-day schedules using appropriate methods and sensitivity scenarios.
- ✓Assess airside, terminal and landside capacity against demand and level-of-service targets.
- ✓Define facility requirements consistent with ICAO Annex 14 principles and the critical aircraft.
- ✓Generate and evaluate development alternatives using multi-criteria and cost-benefit analysis.
- ✓Prepare a phased capital programme with triggers, funding options and risk assessment.
- ✓Design a governance and stakeholder engagement framework for approving and updating the plan.
Target Audience
- Airport planning and development directors and engineers
- Civil aviation authority planning and economic regulation staff
- Airport strategy, infrastructure investment and asset managers
- Consultants and urban planners working on airport projects
Detailed Program Modules
01Strategic Context of Airport Planning
- Purpose and scope of a master plan
- National aviation strategies and hub roles
- Governance, ownership and regulatory frameworks
02Inventory and Baseline Assessment
- Existing facilities and condition surveys
- Operational and traffic data collection
- Constraints: land, airspace and environment
03Demand Forecasting
- Passenger, cargo and movement forecasting methods
- Design-day and peak-hour schedules
- Scenario and sensitivity analysis
04Capacity and Level of Service
- Runway and taxiway capacity assessment
- Terminal processing capacity and IATA level-of-service concepts
- Landside access and car park demand
05Airside Requirements
- Critical aircraft and aerodrome reference code
- Runway, taxiway and apron requirements under Annex 14
- Obstacle limitation surfaces and safeguarding
06Terminal and Landside Requirements
- Terminal concepts and space programming
- Ground transportation and intermodal links
- Cargo, support and commercial facilities
07Alternatives Development and Evaluation
- Generating layout alternatives
- Multi-criteria evaluation and stakeholder input
- Selecting the preferred development concept
08Environmental and Sustainability Planning
- Noise, air quality and land use compatibility
- Energy, water and carbon considerations
- Environmental assessment and mitigation
09Phasing, Financing and Implementation
- Demand-based triggers and phasing plans
- Capital cost estimation and funding models
- Public-private partnership options and risk allocation
10Plan Governance, Monitoring and Applied Research
- Approval processes and stakeholder consultation
- Monitoring indicators and plan updates
- Applied research on planning outcomes and benchmarking
Training Methodology
Applied Project & Assessment
Applied Project
Participants prepare a condensed master plan study for a real or case airport: forecasts with scenarios, capacity gap analysis, facility requirements, two or three evaluated alternatives, a phased capital programme and a governance framework for plan approval and monitoring.
Assessment
Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.
