Tutorial
Airport Design
1. Introduction
2. From Airfield to Airport
3. Airports Today
4. Airport Identification
5. Airport Layout
6. Influences on Airport Layout
7. Terminal Configuration
8. Airports Tomorrow
9. Closing
1. Introduction
College
Park Airport (CGS) just north of Washington, DC is a small community airport. It is no different than many small
airports with one major exception. College Park Airport is the world's oldest continuously operated airport. It
has been in operation since 1909. College Park Airport began operation just six years after the Wright Brothers
first flew a heavier-than-air airplane. Since College Park Airport's inception, airports have evolved from large
vacant fields to concrete mini-cities with thousands of workers and passengers. The design of these airports varies
depending upon geography, local environment and number of operations. These airports provide access to a great
transportation network that criss-crosses the United States.
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