ANALISIS PANJANG DAN TEBAL LANDAS PACU BANDAR UDARA MERDEY KABUPATEN TELUK BINTUNI PROVINSI PAPUA BARAT
Abstract
Merdey Airport currently serves a type of Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
airplane. Due to development phase, the airplane will be replaced by DHC-06 Twin
Otter 400 and ATR 42-500 with larger capacity. The airplane replacement is to
fulfill the increase number of passengers in the future. The research aims to identify
factors affected the length and thickness of runway, analyze the length and thickness
of runway needed by the airplane, and also evaluate the existing runway conditions
against the analyse results. Analyze is concluded using regulation by ICAO
(International Civil Aviation Organization). The results of research showed that the
factors affected the length and thickness of runway were the condition at the airport
which include elevation, temperature, slope of runway, soil bearing capacity of
runway and critical airplane. The length of runway required for the DHC-06 Twin
Otter and ATR 42-500 is 470 m and 1.491 m. Then the thickness of pavement
required for the DHC-06 Twin Otter and ATR 42-500 is 14,50 inch (36,83 cm) and
16,00 inch (40,64 cm). The existing condition of Merdey Airport has the length of
runway 600 m can remain serve the DHC-06 Twin Otter 400 but not for ATR 42-
500. While the existing thickness of runway of 55 cm can serve both of airplane
safely.