Surveys carried out for Airport Site Selection

Survey for site selection
Keeping in view the various factors which influence the site selection the types of surveys to be carried out at each site are summarized as follows :
Traffic survey : to determine the amount of air traffic including the anticipated traffic for future.
Meteorological survey: to determine direction duration and intensity of wind rain fall fog temp and barometric pressure
Topographical survey : to prepare contour map showing other natural features such as trees streams etc
To prepare a map showing such constructed objects as pole lines buildings roads etc.
These maps will be helpful in the jobs of clearing grading and drainage.
Soil survey: to determine soil type and ground water table. This assists in the design of runway taxiway terminal building and the drainage system.
Drainage survey: to determine the quantity of storm water for drainage. This can be obtained from the rainfall intensity and the contour maps. To locate possible outlets for drain water in the vicinity of the site. To study the possibility of intercepting or diverting the natural streams of nallas flowing to wards the site under consideration.
Material survey: to ascertain the availability of suitable construction materials at a reasonable cost and the mode of transportation of these materials to the site.