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Old 11th Apr 2013, 11:24
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OverRun
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2870m runway.

That is indeed rather elegant. I have done a few of that 'length class' around the world and so have done the analyses to be able to appreciate their elegance. That is clever.

It bugg%rs most engineers though - Wagners obviously don't have one of the 'big firms' doing their engineering. Anyone know who it is?

Thoughts:
(a) 240m RESAs absolutely needed, which are likely already provided (plus a few extra metres for the boundary road).
(b) size up the aircraft parking so that (out on the edge), you have clearance and jetblast clearance and taxiways to park off a couple of An225s for a few days. That'll take care of the longest term freight opportunities.
(c) no a/c in the terminal - that'll send you broke (well, there might be a couple of small rooms that need it).
(d) don't design for annual pax - it is busy hour that counts.
(e) get a few runway pavement designs done because you can build something quite thin initially, then overlay it as required. Spread everything out for 4F though.

Good luck.

OverRun

PS - model up the airfield occupancy well - you don't need the parallel taxiway for many years. And try some clever runway ends/turning nodes to allow a couple of aircraft there at once.

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