Civil Engineering Research Report: Runway Planning for Arcadia Airport

This report presents a comprehensive runway planning solution for Arcadia Municipal Airport in Florida. The project addresses the need for a third runway to accommodate increasing air traffic, considering the airport's location, prevailing winds, aircraft types, and existing infrastructure. The report includes an analysis of airport data, including wind patterns, obstructions, and physical considerations such as field elevation and rainfall. The runway plan adheres to guidelines provided by Design and AC 150/5300-18, incorporating taxiways and support facilities to enhance operational efficiency. The report emphasizes the importance of efficient infrastructure design to facilitate smooth air travel and accommodate passenger needs. The design takes into account the specific requirements of small and medium aircraft, ensuring effective runway taxing and takeoff services. The report concludes by highlighting the critical role of proper planning and design in the growth and development of the airport.

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Contents
Abstract............................................................................................................................................3
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Airport drawing...............................................................................................................................4
Summary..........................................................................................................................................6
References........................................................................................................................................8

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Abstract
Airport engineering involves planning, designing, and construction of relevant infrastructure
such as runways, navigation assistance and terminals which are critical in-service provision to
the passengers. Airport engineers are responsible for designing and constructing airports. The
designing and construction process are majorly influenced by the demand and type of aircraft
using the facility. This paper has focused on establishing a third runway at Arcadia Municipal
Airport in Florida. The track is designed to include all other subsidiary services that are required
to serve the airport user efficiently.
Introduction
Arcadia Municipal Airport is a public airport located in the southeast of Arcadia city of Florida.
It is owned by the local government servicing general flights. The airport will be located 6 miles
from the central business district of the town. In the airport, a hangar that will act as a secondary
field will be built to cater for increasing air traffic experienced in the region. The current
runways have a turf base running to 2500 feet. The airport has experienced an increase in
enplanements in its operations. The frequent users of the facility being the residents and some of
the visitors, (Dahiya 2017). The airport has established a parallel relationship between annual
enplanements and annual domestic passengers in the recent past. In the last five years, the
facility has experienced an increase in the number of domestic travelers and a substantial
increase in the airfare charged by the airlines servicing the airport.
The airport is being served by small and medium aircraft, which has steadily ensured smooth
travels leading to an increase in the number of people wishing to use the facility, (Shinde, Sajjan,
Telure, Thorat, Patil, & Shaikh, 2019). In the recent past, there has been an increased number of

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planes using the facility which has overwhelmed its efficiency and effectiveness, (Merighi &
Uddin, 2019, May). This has called for the establishment of a new runway to cater for the
increased number of aircraft using the airport whose destinations are within the state of Florida.
The routes connect Arcadia Municipal Airport with other aviation facilities located across the
state of Florida. This paper will outline a runway plan that could be used in constructing a third
runway in the facility.
Airport drawing
The layout plan is generated according to the guidelines provided by Design and Ac 150/5300-18
General Guidance and Specifications for Submission of Aeronautical Surveys to NGS, (Kazda
2017). The following is the airport data that was considered while developing the runway plan
Airport data Prevailing conditions Future conditions
Wind 75% period of 93 degrees,
20% of 140 degrees and 5%
of calm weather
Similar
Physical considerations Field elevation 832’; 200
days of rain
Similar
Obstruction Compost facility 3 miles
away
Similar
Aircrafts Small and medium planes Similar

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Summary
Air travel is among the fastest-growing travel system in the US today. This is majorly
contributed to its efficiency and effectiveness. Thousands of travelers are using the Arcadia
Municipal Airport daily. So, it is essential to plan and design the facility’s infrastructure to serve
and accommodate the passengers at ease, (Vié, Zufferey, & Leus, 2018). In this paper, an
efficient airport runway plan has been developed using the analysis of the prevailing factors in
the airport which includes 93 degrees of wind activities in nearly 75% of the time of operations,
20% of 140 degrees of wind and 5% of no wind activity; presence of an obstruction facility;
utilization of smaller and medium aircraft as well as field elevation with the area experiencing
nearly 200 days of rain annually.

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The support facilities will be established parallel to the runway, which will be offering subsidiary
services. With the difference in size and weight of aircraft taking off, the track provides effective
and efficient runway taxing and takeoff services distinct to the type of the plane,
(Mirmohammadsadeghi & Trani, 2020).

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References
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Merighi, J. V., & Uddin, W. (2019, May). Designing airfield pavements to prevent distresses and
enhance aircraft safety. In Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements VII: Proceedings of the
7th International Conference'Bituminous Mixtures and Pavements'(7ICONFBMP), June
12-14, 2019, Thessaloniki, Greece (p. 385). CRC Press.
Mirmohammadsadeghi, N., & Trani, A. (2020). Enhancements to the Runway Exit Design
Interactive Model Using a Hybrid Simulation Approach for Estimating Runway
Occupancy Times at Airports. In AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum (p. 1403).
Kazda, A. (2017). Airport Planning and Design–Legal and Professional Competence
Requirements. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 13(2), 143-148.
Shinde, B., Sajjan, M., Telure, R., Thorat, S., Patil, V., & Shaikh, R. (2019). Design of Runway
for Navi-Mumbai International Airport.
Vié, M. S., Zufferey, N., & Leus, R. (2018). Aircraft landing planning: past, present and future.