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Acknowledgments

he fifth edition of this historic text could never have been
created without the career efforts of its original author, the late
TDr. Robert Horonjeff, and his coauthor on later editions, the
late Dr. Francis McKelvey. Their authorship will always be first
credited. Updating this book without their personal guidance was
immensely challenging. It is only hoped that they would be satisfied
with knowing their original philosophies still form the basis for
this text. Contributing to this update have been the fine efforts of
Dr. William Sproule, who studied under Dr. McKelvey and helped
bring his goal of maintaining the currency of this text to fruition.
Many thanks go out to the institutions at which the original
authors were, and those who helped update this latest edition have
been, lucky enough to be employed: the University of California at
Berkeley, Michigan State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
University, Michigan Technological University, Jacobs Consultancy,
and The Ohio State University. It is hoped that the students, faculty,
and professionals of these and all such institutions continue to find
this text a valuable resource.
This book is dedicated to the memories of Dr. Horonjeff and
Dr. McKelvey, who have helped to immortalize the formal practice of
planning and designing the world’s airports. Their life’s efforts have
resulted in bettering the lives of countless students, professionals,
and users of civil aviation.

Seth B. Young, Ph.D.

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