Airport Monitors - Assignment Example

Airport The first airport chosen is the Detroit Metro Airport. The Detroit Metro Airport is located in Detroit, Michigan. The Airport observationstarted at 5:30pm on February 3rd 2011. The Metro Airport is a fairly large airport that has many flights come in and out every day. The airport is one of the largest in Michigan. The Detroit Metro Airport has weather alert conditions. A recent blizzard swept over the area on February 2nd causing bad weather conditions. The bad weather caused many delays in many different areas besides the Metro Airport. The airport has few delays and some cancels due to the weather. The flights coming in and out during the peak of the storm were cancelled until better weather. The runways became full of snow because of the storm but have been quickly cleared. The runways currently in use are runways 03, 04, and 09. The typical runways sizes are 8,000 to 12,000 in length. The runways are made out of concrete and in good condition. Each runway has lights and can be used during all conditions. The airport has most of the planes out of base and moving passengers. There are 5 jets and 1 multiengine aircrafts at the Detroit Metro Airport not in use. The average number of flights per day is 660 commercial air flights, 579 air taxis, and 26 GA Transients. The airport has 13 different radio frequencies. Overall, the airport has decent runways and many flights scheduled to depart and many flights scheduled to arrive. The twenty mile radius around the airport is cluttered with incoming and outgoing flights. Airport # 2 The second airport chosen is the Chicago O’Hare International airport. The airport is located in Chicago, Illinois. The airport examination was performed at 6:10pm on February 3rd 2011. The airport is usually quite a busy airport. Chicago was recently hit with a large blizzard that forced the airport to cancel almost every flight. The weather at the time of observation is cold and sunny. The previous weather caused many delays and cancelations. The twenty mile radius surrounding the airport shows very few flights coming or going. There are only 8 flights total within a twenty mile radius. At the time of observation, there are no aircrafts based at the airport. Under normal weather conditions, the airport has on average 1533 commercial flights, 764 air taxis, and 20 GA transients. The average total air traffic is 2317 flights each day. The current runway conditions are snowy and icy. The airport has five runways currently operating. Three of the runways are made of asphalt and two are made of concrete. The lengths of the runways are from 200 to 13,000. The surface conditions of the runways are in good condition and each runway has lights and can be used at anytime. The runway has 12 radio frequencies that it uses. Remarks on the airport list many possible problems. There are areas on the runway that are not visible from the control tower. This can cause a serious accident. There are also complaints of heavy noise during the night hours. Airport #3 The third airport chosen to be monitored is the Seattle Tacoma International Airport. The airport is located in the far west of the country in Seattle, Washington. The flight monitor is being examined at 6:45pm on February 3rd 2011. The airport is surrounded by two other major airports. The area in general appears to be very busy. The airport is not as busy as the two surrounding airports. In a twenty mile radius, there are a light to medium amounts of traffic surrounding the airport. The airport has many scheduled flights arriving and departing. The Seattle Tacoma International Airport has many international flights that come in from the west. The runways at time of observation are in clean condition. There are no major weather incidents that have caused runway trouble. The airport currently has three runways that are made of concrete. The runways are in excellent condition and one of the runways is in fair condition. Each runway has lights and ranges from 8500 to 12000 in length. The airport uses 12 different radio frequencies. Of the 12 frequencies used, three of the frequencies report to the tower. The airport currently has 3 jets, 3 multi engines and 1 helicopter based at the airport. The usual amount of traffic for the airport each day is 869 flights. This amount of traffic is less than other airports and shows that the airport is a smaller airport. Of the average 869 flights, 815 flights are commercial, 46 are air taxi, and 8 are GA transient. Airport # 4 The fourth airport observed is the Denver International airport. The airport is located in Denver, Colorado. The observation of the airport started at 12:26 on January 4th 2011. The airport is a fairly busy airport. It is one of the only airports in its area. A twenty mile radius surrounding the airport shows that there are many flights going in and out. This airports twenty mile radius is less cluttered then other airports because flights are going in every direction. The weather conditions for the airport show that there is a storm heading in from the south west. The storm seems to have no affects on flights. The outgoing flights are able to fly above the storm. The storm has not affected the runways. Runway conditions are clear. There are six runways currently in use. Each runway is made of concrete and is in good condition. All six runways have lights and can be used in all weather. All six runways are equal in length at 12000. At the time of observation, there are two multi engines based at the airport. The airport has many types of aircrafts that fly in and out each day. On average, there are 1146 commercial flights, 392 air taxis and 8 GA transients. The Denver International airport is a busy airport. The airport has ten different frequencies that it uses. Four of the frequencies are linked to the tower. The remarks for the airport are positive remarks. The airport creates less noise then most airports during late hours of the nights. The airport also has a one eight hundred number that can be called to place any complaints. Airport #5 The fifth airport that has been observed is the Orlando International airport. This airport is located in Orlando, Florida. The airport is one of two major airports in the state of Florida. The observation took place at 1:35pm on February4th 2011. The airport is the smaller of the two major airports located in Florida. On average, there are about 1000 flights each day. 798 flights each day are commercial flights, 147 are air taxis, 63 are GA transient and there is about 1 military flight each day. The twenty mile radius surrounding the Orlando International airport is not very busy. At time of observation there is about 4 flights coming in and 4 flights going out. The airport houses many aircrafts. There are 3 single engines, 1 multiengine and 18 jets based at the airport. There are 8 different frequencies that the airport uses. Two of the frequencies report to the tower. The weather at the time of observation is clear. There are no major storms or flight delays. The nice weather makes for clear runways. The Orlando International airport has five runways in use at the time of observation. The runways are made of concrete and are in good condition. Four of the five runways have lights and can be used at all times. The lengths of the runways range from 44 to 12000. There are several negative remarks for the airport. There appears to be deer and birds on and in the vicinity of the airport. The airport only allows aircrafts with a wingspan of less than 213 to use certain runways. It is also noted that certain runways only can house certain aircrafts. Airport #6 The sixth and final airport being observed is the Boston Logan International Airport. The airport is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The airport observation occurred at 2:00pm on February 4th 2011. The airport appears to be very busy. There are no delays or cancelations. A recent storm that came through the area seems to have no affects on runway uses. The location of the airport allows for many incoming and outgoing international flights. The twenty mile radius that surrounds the Boston Logan International Airport is very busy and crowded with flights. There is an average of 923 flights each day. Of the 923 flights, 571 flights are commercial, 310 are air taxis and 42 are GA transient. The airport at the time of observation has no aircrafts that are based. The airport has six runways that are made of asphalt. The six asphalt runways are stated to be in good condition. Each runway contains lights that can be used through all weather. The aircrafts coming into the airport can use six different frequencies. All but five of the frequencies are linked to the tower. The airport is surrounded by water. Aircrafts arriving and departing will travel over water to reach one of the runways. The airport has several remarks describing the airports conditions. There is a remark that states there are birds on and in the vicinity of the airport. Too many birds will make an airport undesirable to aircraft carriers. Another remark states that there are planes approaching the runway that are not authorized. This is an ongoing problem since the airport has many international flights that come in. Read More