Airport Systems Planning and Design

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2.1.23 - AV12 Course update:

We are pleased to announce that the in-person course will proceed this year. We will host the in-person program this summer (July 2023) as customary. If you have questions, please reach out to: Fredda Olivares, olivares@berkeley.edu. Thank you.

52nd Annual Short Course

Summer 2023 – In-person (July 10-14, 2023) UC Berkeley Campus

2.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

24 Course Maintenance (CM) Units through the American Planning Association (APA): TBA

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This five-day course offers an overview of airport planning and design for those entering or wishing to become more familiar with the field, as well as an opportunity for those with more experience to expand their knowledge of specific topics. The course will give particular attention to the challenges and uncertainties involved in planning airport facilities in the current situation and the implications for planning airport facilities for the future environment during and after recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The course is taught by some of the leading practitioners (and most experienced instructors) in the industry. In addition to covering the fundamentals of airport planning and design, the course discusses emerging issues and likely future trends facing airport planners, operators, and consultants in the US and around the world.


The topics covered range from airport and airline economics and travel demand forecasting to airport capacity analysis, noise analysis, and environmental planning. Topics covered also include airfield design, passenger terminal planning, airport ground access, and air cargo facilities planning.

The course is being offered by the National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR).

Who should attend

This course is intended for engineers and planners working for airport authorities, consultants, and government agencies, as well as airport and airline management personnel interested in the technical considerations that need to be taken into account in planning airport development in the post-coronavirus pandemic environment. It will also be of interest to those involved in teaching transportation engineering courses or undertaking research on airport-related topics.

2023 Course Program

Click here for a printable copy of the 2023 program and a list of instructors

*Note: all times Pacific Daylight Time

Program/Schedule – 2023 (last updated 6.30.23) 

MONDAY, JULY 10

8:30-9:00              Course Overview and Attendee Introductions/Gosling

9:00-10:35            Airport system planning / Gosling

10:35-10:55          break

10:55-12:30          Airport Strategic and Master Planning / Stewart

12:30-1:30            lunch

1:30-3:05              Airport and Aviation Sustainability/ Cooke

3:05-3:25              break

3:25-4:30              Airline Operations and Economics/Nason

6:30                      Optional Dinner, depart from course hotel

TUESDAY, JULY 11

8:30-10:05            Overview of group assignments/Gosling & Hanowsky

10:05-10:25          break

10:25- noon         Aviation Traffic Demand Forecasting/ Gosling

Noon-1:00            lunch

1:00 -2:35            Airport Ground Access/ Mandle

2:35-2:55              break

2:55-4:30              Airport Finance/ Richardson

4:30-5:00             Group assignment discussions

                             Dinner on your own

WEDNESDAY, JULY 12

8:30-10:05            From Planning to Construction / Oswald

10:05-10:25          break

10:25-noon          Airfield Planning and Design / Cornell

Noon-1:00            lunch

1:00-2:35              Airport Passenger Terminals / Thurber

2:35-2:55              break

2:55-4:30              Airport and Land Use Compatibility/ Harmon

7:00 Dinner / Speaker: William Dean Donovan, DiamondStream Partners

THURSDAY, JULY 13

8:30-10:05           Advanced Air Mobility/ Cohen

10:05-10:25         break

10:25-noon          Environmental Planning and Management/ Full

Noon-1:00            lunch

1:00-2:35              Airport Noise Management / Mestre

2:35-2:55              break

2:55-4:30              Air Cargo Logistics and Facilities / Phillips

4:30-5:00              Group assignment discussions

                             Dinner on your own

FRIDAY, JULY 14

8:30-10:05           Airspace and Airport Capacity/ Hanowsky

10:05-10:25         break

10:25-noon          Airport planning group presentations

Noon-12:15        Course wrap-up

12:15                    Adjourn

 

Faculty member in charge

Mark Hansen, Professor of Civil Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Course coordinators

Geoffrey Gosling, Principal, Aviation System Consulting, Berkeley, California

Michael Hanowsky, Director, Practice Lead for Data Analytics and Operational Planning, Woolpert, Oakland, California

Instructional staff

Adam Cohen, Research Associate, Innovative Mobility Research Group, Transportation Sustainability Research Center, University of California, Berkeley

Erin Cooke, Sustainability Director, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California

Thomas Cornell, Vice President, Landrum & Brown, San Francisco, California

David Full, Vice President Aviation – Environmental Service Group Leader, RS&H, San Francisco, California

Geoffrey Gosling, Principal, Aviation System Consulting, Berkeley, California

Michael Hanowsky, Director, Practice Lead for Data Analytics and Operational Planning, Woolpert, Oakland, California

Lisa Harmon, Project Planner - Aviation, Mead & Hunt, Sacramento, California

Peter Mandle, Executive Vice President, InterVISTAS Consulting, Burlingame, California

Vincent Mestre, Retired, Vice President Emeritus, Landrum & Brown, Port Townsend, Washington

Scott Nason, President, SDN TT&H Consulting, Dallas, Texas

Christopher Oswald, Senior Vice President, Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Airports Council International –
North America, Washington, DC

Thomas Phillips, Chief Executive Officer, Keiser Phillips Associates, Seattle, Washington

Nora Richardson, Director, Frasca & Associates, Houston, Texas

Burr Stewart, Aviation Strategic Planning & Sustainability Consultant, Seattle, Washington

Byron Thurber, Senior Aviation Planner, Arup, San Francisco, California

Course location:

The course takes place on the beautiful Berkeley campus, at the Berkeley Faculty Club, an architectural landmark. Course will begin Monday, July 10, 2023 and end on Friday, July 14, 2023.

The University of California at Berkeley visitor website  includes travel information for reaching the UC Berkeley campus. Please note parking on campus is challenging and we do not recommend driving. 

Course Fees

Standard: $2,750
Early Bird (by March 31st) - $2,500
FAA employees (up to 10 at this rate): $2000

Late (June 9th – July 7th) $3000

The course fee includes:  course notes, hosted lunch daily (campus rules permitting) and a course dinner on Wednesday evening.

Registration

Click here to register: https://registration.techtransfer.berkeley.edu/CourseStatus.awp?&course=2310AV120710

Direct inquiries to email: olivares@berkeley.edu

General information

Continuing education units (ceu)

These units are a nationally recognized means of recording noncredit study and are accepted by many employers and relicensure agencies as evidence of a serious commitment to career advancement and the maintenance of professional competence.  One ceu is awarded for each 10 hours of attendance. 

Hotel Reservations

The following hotels are within walking distance to the class. Attendees are responsible for their own hotel accommodations. Costs will not be covered by NEXTOR. 

Bancroft Hotel

2680 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

Tel:  (510) 549-1000

email: reservations@bancrofthotel.com

University Rate may be available: Please check with the hotel.
To make a reservation: Call the reservation desk, Tel: (510) 549-1000; ask for the UC Berkeley Rate.
Note: Hotel parking is available for a fee please let the hotel know if you will need parking when you make your reservation.

Residence Inn Berkeley 

2121 Center Street, Berkeley, CA  94704

Tel: (510) 982-2100

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/oakrr-residence-inn-berkeley/overview/

University Rate may be available: Please check directly with the hotel and ask for the UC Rate if available.

There are two other hotels in the area: The Graduate (https://www.graduatehotels.com/berkeley/) and the Hotel Shattuck Plaza (https://www.hotelshattuckplaza.com/).

If you have questions

Please email:  olivares@berkeley.edu
For questions about the course content please contact: Geoff Gosling (Gdgosling@aol.com)