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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 A Comparison of Airport Components

Chapter three is an introduction into the fundamentals of airport plans and planning. The chapter presents the theoretical material that is associated with airport and terminal planning. The chapter begins with an introduction to the key elements of airport planning. It then explores airport planning at a macro regional level and narows its focus to the planning of the passenger terminal building. At this stage it investigates the varying types of characteristics and internal components that the passenger terminal encompasses. The final section of the chapter lists and describes the four physical layouts that model al1 passenger terminal buildings.

3.2 Data

As the objective of this thesis is to analyze the final plans as well as the planning methodology associated with the planning and redevelopment of the passenger terminal building at Labraq Airport Libya. Five main questions frame the research for thisthesis : 1 What type of terminal layout will the expansion consist of? 2 Why was this space needed for the terminal? 3 What planning theory is most prevalent in this case study? 4 How to predict the space needed and what data should be presented? 65 5 What is the overall impact onthe passenger terminal as a whole? To answer all those questions, some primary and secondary data are needed. The primary data is taken by interview to the related authority of the Labraq airport those are vice president of planning and general manager and also some passengers at the airport. The primary data are about: a. a brief of Historical review of the airport b. operational activity in each department at the airport c. airport future development planning, and d. passengers’ response to the service of the airport and the flight. The secondary data is taken by the official report of the Labraq airport that consists of data such as: a. the number of passangers b. the number of airplane c. seat capacity d. periodical flight e. parking lot capacity for departure and arrival f. width of terminal building g. the number of employees

3.3 Background