Introduction

From a simple aerodrome with runway and a terminal building, Airports have evolved into a mega infrastructure where over 50000 professionals work round the clock handling thousands of flights a day. Airports have become a city by itself with facilities like Hotels, Banks, ATMs, Restaurants and many more apart from Aviation Infrastructure. This course is aimed at familiarizing anyone who aspire to work in Airport environment for any stakeholder. For those who work for Airlines or Airport Operators, it is important to know all the facilities offered by the Airport to the passengers. Thus, this course can help many aspirants to be aware of the Airport environment where they intend to work.

What you will learn

• Introduction to Airport
• Evolution of Airports
• Types of Airports
• Landside Infrastructure
• Airport Terminal
• Airside Infrastructure
• Runways & Taxiways
• Airport Markings & Signs
• Air Traffic Control Services
• Meteorological Services
• Airport Safety & Security
• Fire Fighting & Rescue
• Future of Airports
• Careers at Airport

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Get introduced to Airport and understand its evolution since commercial aviation started
• Understand different types of Airports based on their business volumes
• Know about landside infrastructure of the Airport including the kerbside management
• Understand the Airport Terminal, its components and their functions
• Gain knowledge Airside infrastructure of an airport including Ramp, Runways & Taxiways
• Know about Airport markings & signage. Also understand airport lighting
• Gain knowledge of Air Traffic Control (ATC) and Control Tower at Airport
• Know about meteorological services and their coordination with ATC
• Understand Safety Systems of Airport and the role of security at Airport
• Know about future developments in the Airport Arena
• Understand the Careers at the Airport