Description:

Basic definitions. Applicability. Airport design. Reference code. Declared distances of runways (RWY). Taxiways and aprons. Clearway. Stopway. Markings of movement areas. Markings. Signs. Markers. Visual aids for denoting obstacles. Obstacle restriction, removal. Visual aids for navigation, lights, approach lighting systems. Visual approach slope indicator systems. Runway lights. Taxiway lights. Visual aids for denoting obstacles.

Recommended literature:

Kazda A.; Airport design and operation; Oxford: Elsevier, c2007¨; ISBN: 978-0-08-045104-6 (váz.)
Rondoš L., Kaun M.; Letiská; Alfa Bratislava 1990; ISBN 80-05-00537-7
Kazda A.; Letiská design a prevádzka; V Žiline : Vysoká škola dopravy a spojov, 1995; ISBN: 80-7100-240-2

Keywords:

Airport, runway (RWY), obstacle, markings, signs, visual navigation aids, airport operation.port visual aids, environmental protection

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar