Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Practices. Topic S07-05. Airfield Vehicle Service Road Design and Operations

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides design standards on pavement markings for airport vehicle service roads (VSR), however there is no guidance for developing the layouts of these road systems. Due to the lack of available resources, airport VSR systems are generally left up to the airports for design. Design standards, such as critical object offset, structure offset, and radii dimensions, may vary by terminal size or layout, the level of aircraft activity, and the intended operational use. However, other considerations such as the weight of the vehicles that will use the road, the speed at which the vehicles will operate, etc. should also be considered. A synthesis of practices that documents airport VSR plans and design is needed. The objective of this synthesis is to describe planning, design, and operations for airfield Vehicles Service Road systems. The audience for this synthesis is airport planners, engineers, and operations staff.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5455

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 11-03, Topic S07-05

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Christensen, Jordan

• Performing Organizations:
  ,   Germany 

  Ricondo & Associates, Incorporated

  Miami, FL  United States 
• Principal Investigators:

  Richter, Mark

• Start Date: 20241001
• Expected Completion Date: 20250200
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Design standards; Geometric design; Service roads
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01866853
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 11-03, Topic S07-05
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Dec 7 2022 6:32PM