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AVAT12022 Airport Management

Airport Management

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General Information

Overview

In Airport Management, you will gain insights into the major issues and planning considerations relevant to airport management. Key planning considerations for contemporary airports, including runway and taxiway design, airfield and airspace design and capacity, as well as operational aspects including risk management, adverse weather, ground handling operations, airfield technology (including navigation aids), and airport community relations, will be addressed. This unit also provides a framework for understanding how airports function, the many demands placed upon airport professionals by a wide range of stakeholders, and what is needed for airports to be successful at both an operational and business level.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate

Unit Level: Level 2

Credit Points: 6

Student Contribution Band: 8

Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites - Introduction to Aviation AND AVAT11008

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 1 - 2025

Cairns

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).