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Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Reports

Reports are the main product of the research project and are often written as guidebooks or manuals. Supplemental project material—such as appendixes, which describe technical details, information-gathering activities, or survey instruments; glossaries; and bibliographies—are disseminated online as web-only documents.

 
Guidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation PlansGuidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation Plans
May 7, 2013
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 84: Guidebook for Preparing Airport Emissions Inventories for State Implementation Plans is designed to assist in the preparation of airport emissions inventory component of a State Implementation Plan. The Guidebook offers a basic, intermediate, and advanced approach for preparation of an airport emissions inventory. Each approach is pro...

Assessing Opportunities for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs Assessing Opportunities for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs
April 15, 2013
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 83: Assessing Opportunities for Alternative Fuel Distribution Programs consists of a guidebook and toolkit designed to help airports introduce and market alternative fuels to their airport community that includes tenants and consumers off airport. Alternative fuels considered include alternative jet fuel, green diesel, biodiesel, ethanol,...

Preparing Peak Period and Operational Profiles—GuidebookPreparing Peak Period and Operational Profiles—Guidebook
February 15, 2013
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 82: Preparing Peak Period and Operational Profiles—Guidebook describes a process and includes software for converting annual airport activity forecasts into forecasts of daily or hourly peak period activity. The two Excel-based software modules are designed to help estimate current and future design day aircraft and passenger operation le...

Winter Design Storm Factor Determination for AirportsWinter Design Storm Factor Determination for Airports
November 20, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 81: Winter Design Storm Factor Determination for Airports identifies the relevant factors in defining a winter design storm for use in sizing airport deicing runoff management systems and components. The guidebook also provides a decision support tool for identifying an appropriate winter design storm for an airport-specific project; a re...

Guidebook for Incorporating Sustainability into Traditional Airport ProjectsGuidebook for Incorporating Sustainability into Traditional Airport Projects
November 4, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 80: Guidebook for Incorporating Sustainability into Traditional Airport Projects describes sustainability and its potential benefits, and identifies different applications of sustainable initiatives in traditional airport construction and everyday maintenance projects. The printed version of the report includes a CD-ROM that includes an a...

Evaluating Airfield CapacityEvaluating Airfield Capacity
December 17, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 79: Evaluating Airfield Capacity is designed to assist airport planners with airfield and airspace capacity evaluations at a wide range of airports. The report describes available methods to evaluate existing and future airfield capacity; provides guidance on selecting an appropriate capacity analysis method; offers best practices in asse...

Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE): Emission Reduction Strategies, Inventory, and TutorialAirport Ground Support Equipment (GSE): Emission Reduction Strategies, Inventory, and Tutorial
November 28, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 78: Airport Ground Support Equipment (GSE): Emission Reduction Strategies, Inventory, and Tutorial is designed to help assess and mitigate the contribution of ground support equipment (GSE) to air quality impacts at airports. The report presents an inventory of GSE at airports, identifies potential strategies to reduce emissions from powe...

Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business PlansGuidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plans
November 15, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 77: Guidebook for Developing General Aviation Airport Business Plans is designed to help airports develop and implement an airport business plan and maximize financial self-sufficiency. The guidebook identifies the role, value, and the compelling reasons for having an airport business plan as it applies to all sizes of airports; high...

Addressing Uncertainty about Future Airport Activity Levels in Airport Decision MakingAddressing Uncertainty about Future Airport Activity Levels in Airport Decision Making
October 16, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 76: Addressing Uncertainty about Future Airport Activity Levels in Airport Decision Making provides a systems analysis methodology that augments standard airport master planning and strategic planning approaches. The methodology includes a set of tools for improving the understanding and application of risk and uncertainty in air traffic ...

Airport Leadership Development ProgramAirport Leadership Development Program
May 20, 2013
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 75: Airport Leadership Development Program is designed to assist existing and future airport leaders to assess, obtain, and refine airport-industry leadership skills. The program includes forms for a full 360-degree individual assessment of core leadership traits. A complete facilitator guide with Microsoft PowerPoint presentations and pa...

Application of Enterprise Risk Management at AirportsApplication of Enterprise Risk Management at Airports
September 21, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 74: Application of Enterprise Risk Management at Airports summarizes the principles and benefits of enterprise risk management (ERM) and its application to airports. The report discusses implementation of the iterative ERM process, including roles and responsibilities from airport governing boards to all staff members. The project that de...

Airport-to-Airport Mutual Aid ProgramsAirport-to-Airport Mutual Aid Programs
July 12, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 73: Airport-to-Airport Mutual Aid Programs is designed to help guide airports that would like to enter into formal or informal mutual aid agreements with other airports in the event of a community-wide disaster that requires support and assistance beyond its own capabilities. The report describes the potential benefits that an airport-to-...

Guidebook for Selecting Methods to Monitor Airport and Aircraft Deicing Materials Guidebook for Selecting Methods to Monitor Airport and Aircraft Deicing Materials
August 9, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 72: Guidebook for Selecting Methods to Monitor Airport and Aircraft Deicing Materials provides a step-by-step process for identifying, evaluating, and selecting methods to monitor storm water that is subject to runoff containing deicing materials. The report addresses identifying the parameters to be monitored and discusses the appropriat...

Guidance for Quantifying the Contribution of Airport Emissions to Local Air QualityGuidance for Quantifying the Contribution of Airport Emissions to Local Air Quality
July 16, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 71: Guidance for Quantifying the Contribution of Airport Emissions to Local Air Quality addresses procedures for using air quality models in combination with on-site measurement equipment to prepare a comprehensive assessment of air pollution concentrations in the vicinity of airports. The report is designed to help airports respond ...

Guidebook for Implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems Elements to Improve Airport Traveler Access InformationGuidebook for Implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems Elements to Improve Airport Traveler Access Information
August 17, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 70: Guidebook for Implementing Intelligent Transportation Systems Elements to Improve Airport Traveler Access Information provides descriptions, component details, and examples of how airport ground access information can be disseminated using various intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies. The guidebook contains tables to ...

Asset and Infrastructure Management for Airports—Primer and GuidebookAsset and Infrastructure Management for Airports—Primer and Guidebook
June 27, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 69: Asset and Infrastructure Management for Airports—Primer and Guidebook addresses asset and infrastructure management applicable to all areas of the operation of an airport. The primer portion of the report includes an overview of an asset and infrastructure management program and explores the benefits and costs of implementation. The g...

Guidebook for Evaluating Terminal Renewal Versus Replacement OptionsGuidebook for Evaluating Terminal Renewal Versus Replacement Options
June 22, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 68: Guidebook for Evaluating Terminal Renewal Versus Replacement Options details a step-by-step process for conducting a business-driven evaluation of competing options to renew or replace airport terminal facilities. Factors considered during the evaluation include life-cycle cost, airside/landside or terminal capacity in relation to pas...

Airport Passenger Conveyance Systems Planning GuidebookAirport Passenger Conveyance Systems Planning Guidebook
June 14, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 67: Airport Passenger Conveyance Systems Planning Guidebook offers guidance on the planning and implementation of passenger conveyance systems at airports. The guidebook describes best practices and specific design considerations and presents decision-making frameworks for implementing passenger conveyance systems. For the purposes o...

Considering and Evaluating Airport PrivatizationConsidering and Evaluating Airport Privatization
May 29, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 66: Considering and Evaluating Airport Privatization addresses the potential advantages and disadvantages of implementing various approaches to airport privatization. The report covers a range of potential privatization options and highlights case studies conducted at a variety of airports both within the United States and internationally...

Guidebook for Airport Irregular Operations (IROPS) Contingency PlanningGuidebook for Airport Irregular Operations (IROPS) Contingency Planning
February 29, 2012
TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Report 65: Guidebook for Airport Irregular Operations (IROPS) Contingency Planning is designed to help guide commercial passenger service airports of all sizes to develop, continually evaluate, and update their contingency plans for procedures pertaining to irregular operations (IROPS) that may cause significant disruptions to customers. This gu...