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Airport Operation I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 342-3386/01
Abbreviation PL I
Course title Airport Operation I
Credits 4
Coordinating department Institute of Transport
Course coordinator Ing. Rostislav Stryk

Subject syllabus

1. Division of pavement types, physical characteristics and construction of aerodrome movement area. Cement-concrete and asphalt concrete structure of pavement - construction, properties and requirements
2. Aerodrome manual – rules of airport operation and maintenance
3. Summer and winter maintenance of movement area - planning, equipment and procedures. Airport winter operation. Repairs and renewal of visual aids. Aerodrome drainage system
4. Pavement management system - monitoring of damage in pavements, causes and repairs
5. Braking actions, importance, affecting factors, methods of determination and form of publication
6. Impact of air transport and aerodrome operation on the environment. Noise and emissions
7. Airport wildlife control
8. Airport waste management
9. Air transport of dangerous goods

E-learning

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Literature

KAZDA, Antonín, Robert E. CAVES: Airport Design and Operation 3rd edition. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2015. ISBN 978-1-78441-870-0

Advised literature

R. M. HORONJEFF, F. X. McKELVEY, W.J. SPROULE: Planning and Design of Airports – 5th edition. Mcgraw-Hill Professional. 2010. ISBN: 978-0071446419