Tower Location Analysis for Vienna Schwechat Airport (2001 – 2002)
December 2002 | Airport Planning
- DRecommendation for the location of a new Tower in consideration of plans to extend the airport
- Fulfilment of ICAO PANS-OPS safety areas (OAS, Obstacle Assessment Surfaces) for approach and missed approach with additional consideration of New Large Aircraft (Airbus A380), including examinations of CRM (Collision Risk Model)
- Reachable angle of vision for the flight operations manager in consideration of all thresholds
- Extent of the resulting visibility-impairing shadows on the apron areas
- Compliance with the "Take Off Run Detection" Criteria
- Area of reception for a Surface Movement Radar (SMR) mounted on the top of a tower
- Possibilities for the application of technical compensation measures for failed visibility (conventional camera systems, Airport Surface Detection Equipment - ASDE, and Advanced Surface Movement and Guidance Systems - ASMGC)
- Interaction of operational/logistical marginal conditions such as meteorological influences, cost estimates for construction and renovation, suitability for location-sensitive ATC procedures in the airport’s surrounding, personnel needs and redundancies, as well as
- Sensitivity of the tower location in consideration of the position of the planned third runway
