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... 1 1.1 Purpose and Organization of the Guidebook 1.1.1 Purpose The purpose of this guidebook is to provide general guidelines regarding the planning and development of airport air cargo buildings, apron areas, and support facilities in the United States. This guidebook's intended audience includes airport managers and their staff, airport planners, consultants, third-party airport facility developers, and the air cargo industry in general.
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... 2 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development • Chapter 5: Air Cargo Forecasting provides an overview of the techniques for forecasting future cargo traffic demand with emphasis on how this relates to the air cargo facility requirements. • Chapter 6: Air Cargo Facility Planning -- Sustainability Considerations provides an overview of sustainable air cargo facility design and gives an example.
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... Introduction 3 required by only one carrier's operations. In fact, carriers at many airports, both passenger and cargo, may have no local management but rather outsource these services to handlers.
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... 4 Guidebook for Air Cargo Facility Planning and Development not have exhausted their engineered lifespan but have no near- to mid-term prospects for their designed utilization, given the dearth of air cargo carriers left in the U.S. domestic market.

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