Final Scope
BACKGROUND
Airports operations and planning staffs have relied on local knowledge and industry communications to develop local ramp/apron markings schemes. This creates confusion for pilots, airfield operators, and ramp service providers. The airport industry would benefit from consolidated guidance. The scope of the project is to describe the variation in airport apron and ramp markings used in directing pilots from terminal to and from taxiways.
OBJECTIVE & AUDIENCE
The objective of this synthesis is to document NPIAS airport ramp and apron marking variation, including but not limited to, aircraft parking (hardstand or gate), taxilanes, and airside roadway system areas. The audience for this synthesis report is airport industry personnel responsible for airside operations, safety, or planning and design.
INFORMATION TO BE GATHERED
Tasks and resulting information to describe in a concise report:
· Review and document pertinent literature, including FAA Advisory Circulars and other industry documentation, guidance, and recommended practices;
· Compare airport ramp and apron marking practices with the current Advisory Circular;
· Collect data from airports regarding challenges and opportunities relating to variations in U.S. apron/ramp configurations;
· Survey of at least 5 airports each of large hub, medium hub, small/non-hub, and general aviation US airports (geographically and NPIAS category distributed) and US airlines;
· Selected follow up to document diverse case examples highlighting variation in practices not contained in ACRP Research Report 96;Document the variety of ramp and apron markings that may appear at airports, including but not limited to airline markings, cargo, eVTOL, helicopter, GSE’s, taxilane, fire lanes and evacuation routes, and fuel pit;
· Document additional (to ACRP Research Report 96) case examples;
· Recommend further research to close gaps in knowledge.
Partial Information Sources
FAA Advisory Circular 150/5340-1M, Standards for Airport Markings (5/10/2019, cancels version 1L, 9/27/2013)
https://www.faa.gov/airports/resources/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.current/documentnumber/150_5340-1
FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 150/5300-13, Airport Design (9/28/2012, updated 7/24/2019)
https://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/media/Advisory_Circular/150-5300-13A-chg1-interactive-201907.pdf
ACRP Research Report 96, Airport Planning and Design Guidebook, 2013.
https://www.nap.edu/download/22460
Apron Markings and Signs Handbook – Third Edition, ACI World, 2017
Topic Panel
Scott Ayers, City of Atlanta Department of Aviation
David Decoteau, King County
Raymond Herron, Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Gaël Le Bris, WSP USA
Serena Sheetz, San Francisco International Airport
Jordan Stringfellow, Volkert, Inc.
Christopher Oswald, ACI-NA
Mike Rottinghaus, FAA
Consultant
Nathan Polsgrove, Garver, LLC
nrpolsgrove@garverusa.com
210-542-6451
TRB Staff
Jordan Christensen
jchristensen@nas.edu
Demisha Williams
dewilliams@nas.edu
Activities
First Panel Meeting: 12/6/2021, via Zoom
Teleconference: 1/18/2022 1PM EDT via Zoom
Workplan Delivered: 2/1/2022
Comments Due (Email): 2/8/2022
Draft Report Delivered: 6/9/2022
Second Panel Meeting: 6/28/2022, (in-person)