Capitals and Prediction of Growth

1. Provide three examples of what airport development planning would
involve.
Airport development planning includes plans and construction of terminals,
runways, and other support facilities for operation. Developing needs large
capitals and prediction of growth of airlines and passengers. The three main
parts involve
Airport Designing: Designing of airports is taken on by architecture firms.
Architects work alongside aviation engineers to build the framework of the
airport. They develop master plans which are used for further future works.
Airport Approvals: To plan an airport various approvals are needed. Three
main being technical approvals, financial approvals, and environmental
approvals.
Terminal Planning: Various criteria like passenger flow, walking distance,
retail areas, ease in accessing retail areas, compatibility with airplane
characteristics are considered while planning a terminal.
2. In your words, why is forecasting not an exact science?
3. In spite of immense improvement, weather forecasting is still not an exact
science. First of all, atmospheric images are constructed from satellite
imagery with a very low range. This, at best, gives an approximation.
Secondly, the equations to explain the actions of the atmosphere and
forecast its future condition are not accurate; rather they are
approximations. And finally, awareness and experience of local
geographical features are essential for accurate weather prediction, which
a forecasting system lacks.
4. Why is an Airport Master Plan necessary?
An airport master plan is generally considered as the vision of the airport
development as t helps in the understanding of the needs of developments and
expansion of the airside, land side and the airport. The master plan aims at the
efficiency as well as the operational flexibility of the business in a balanced and a
structured manner. It is also required to learn about the relevant strategies with
the internal and the external stakeholders and to relate the operational functions
with the financial, environmental and economic strategies.