ACRP Report 143: Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development

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Abstract: ACRP Report 143 discusses various issues that must be addressed in planning air cargo facilities. The guidebook explores tools and techniques for sizing facilities, including data and updated metrics for forecasting future facility requirements as a function of changing market and economic conditions. The procedures offered may help airport operators develop effective business plans and make decisions that meet the industry’s current and future technological, operational, and security challenges in a cost-effective, efficient, and environmentally sensitive manner. The guidebook also includes a CD-ROM, which contains the Air Cargo Facility Planning Model in a spreadsheet format. The model includes procedures for planning, developing, and implementing air cargo facilities that can be adapted and applied by users to reflect local requirements.

Publication Year: 2015

Authoring Organization: ACRP

Airport Type: All Airports

Resource Type: PDF

Hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.17226/21906

Page Count: 120

Cost: Free

Phase(s): Design, Planning

Functional Area(s): Airport Security, Apron, Hangars, Pavement

Keyword(s): Cargo Operations, Critical Aircraft