ACRP Report 96: Apron Planning and Design Guidebook

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ACRP Report 96: Apron Planning and Design Guidebook provides best practices for planning, designing, and marking apron areas for all sizes and types of airports in the United States. This guidebook is intended to be used by airport operators, tenants, and planning and design consultants. The apron planning and design considerations include facility geometrics, aircraft maneuvering, apron/airfield access points, operational characteristics, markings, lighting, and aircraft fleets. In addition, the types of aprons include terminal area, deicing, general aviation, cargo, maintenance, and remote aprons and helipads. The guidebook summarizes apron planning and design best practices for incorporating flexibility, increasing efficiency, and enhancing safety of apron facilities.

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Ricondo & Associates, Inc., Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., Airport Development Group, Inc., Aviation Safety and Security Education Training, LLC, & Two Hundred, Inc. (2013). ACRP Report 96: Apron Planning and Design Guidebook. Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C.

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