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134 Airp o r t Pl anning
En route
airspace
Airport system
Terminal
airspace Airfield surface
system
Runway
Holding Exit
pad taxiway
Air side
Taxiway
system
Apron-gate
area
Terminal
buildings
Land side Vehicular
circulation
parking
Aircraft
Airport ground
access system flow
Passenger
flow
FIGURE 4-1 Components of the airport system for a large airport.
community. In many cases the arrival and departure of passenger
and cargo planes was often a source of local pride. In addition, low
population density in the vicinity of the airport and light air traffic
prevented occasional accidents from alarming the community. In
spite of early lawsuits, the relationship between airport and commu-
nity was relatively free of strife resulting from problems of nuisance
or hazard.
Airport operations have been increasingly hampered by obstruc-
tions resulting from industrial development related to the airport and
from industry attracted by adjacent inexpensive land and access to the
transportation afforded by the airfield and its associated highways.
