Assignment: Aviation Planning

Case Study: Deer Valley Airport - Demand/Capacity Analysis, & Site Selection Study.

CASE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS

DEMAND/CAPACITY ANALYSIS & SITE SELECTION STUDY DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT)

INSTRUCTIONS

Conduct a capacity and site selection study at Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, Arizona. You should do the following:

1. Describe the historical aviation activity at the airport.

2. Develop a forecast of total annual demand for the airport using a trend analysis. You may use Microsoft Excel or other statistical software.

3. Determine hourly capacity, hourly delay and annual service volume for Deer Valley Airport using the short-term planning methodology and FAA Figures provided in FAA Advisory Circular AC 150/5060-5, Airport Capacity and Delay. This methodology is also provided in Chapter 5 of the Aviation Planning textbook.

4. Select a suitable alternative site for Deer Valley Airport that could the same population as the existing airport.

5. Document your findings in a written paper.

6. Your documentation should be in the form of a written paper that includes the following sections:

Report Requirements

A good way of getting your paper done on time is to start early. The following requirements must be met:

1. Report figures tables should be appropriately titled and sourced.

2. Worksheets and supporting calculations should be place in an appendix. Blank worksheets have been provided for you.

3. Setup the page with 1-inch margins all around.

4. Font: Arial

5. Font Size: 11

6. Line spacing: Single

7. Provide appropriate Headings with section numbers, in bold.

8. Use Headers and Footers.

o Name and title of paper in Header.
o Page numbers centered in the Footer.

9. Text should be fully justified.

10. Include a list of your references, also separate from the number of pages of content, at the end of the paper.

11. Create a cover for your report that includes the following:

o Title
o Prepared for: Course Name and Section
o Prepared by: Your name
o Date

Planning/ Technical Report Writing

1. Write in concise clear sentences. Check your spelling and grammar and read your sentences out loud to ensure they make sense.

2. Cite your sources within your text. For example: "According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the population of Brevard County will grow at a rate of 1.5 percent over the next ten years."

3. Do not use abbreviations within the main body of the document. For example, the symbol for feet or the abbreviation ft. should not be used. Write out the word feet. Similarly, symbols such as % should be written out in full as percent. Symbols in Tables are acceptable if there insufficient space for the full text.

4. You may use acronyms in the main body of the report. However, they should be fully defined the first time they are used. Do not assume the reader knows what they stand for. For instance: Medium-Intensity Approach Lighting System with Runway Alignment Indicator Lights (MALSR). After defining the acronym it may be then used in subsequent text.

5. When using single digit numbers in the main body of the text write out the number and place the number itself in brackets. For example: "In 2010, the airport had three (3) active FBOs. If your sentence starts with a number, write out the number regardless of the number of digits.

6. Read other planning study reports to see how information is written out or expressed.

Attachment:- Case-Study-Instructions.rar