Colour Illustrations Appear Between Pages – Ownership Of Airports – How Airports Generate Income – Growth In Airport Demand – What Is An Airport? – How Airports Grow – Accommodating Growth At Airports – The Air Transport Industry: Future Trends – Economic Impact Of Airports – Limits To Airport Growth – Flexibility And The Sense Of The Whole – Planning For Growth – Air Travel And Sustainable Development – The Capacity Of Airports – The Airport Interchange – References – The Airport As A Unique Twentieth-Century – Building Type – The Role Of Meaning, Function And Form In – Defining The Architecture Of Terminals – The Maturing Of Airports As A Building Type – References – Relationship Between Airports, Terminals – And Aircraft Design – Structure Of The Air Transport System – References – Layout, Growth And Access To Airports – Airport As Communication Node – Forecasting Airport Growth – Airport Types – Gaining Access To Airports – Rail Links To Airports – The Life Of Assets At Airports – References – Masterplanning Airports – Intermediate Plans – Compiling The Masterplan – Airport Layout – Runway Layout – Physical Elements Of The Masterplan – The Importance Of Geometry .