Airfield

Background

An airfield is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Airfields include small general aviation airfields, large commercial airports, and military air bases.

Gameplay

There are several ways the player can import and export resources, send citizens over the border or welcome visitors to the player's republic in Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic. Apart from road and waterways, the player can also use airways. For this the player needs to place the right buildings and infrastructure to form an airfield. The airfield needs a Control tower and an Airport road connection, as well as the airfield road infrastructure: taxiways, runways, and parking spots.

Two types of air transport vehicles are available in Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic:

• Airplanes
• Helicopters

At an airfield, passengers can board a plane and visitors to the player's republic can be received here. So-called terminals/platforms are available for this. Resources can also be delivered or shipped by air and must be delivered or collected from a cargo terminal or cargo platform.

General

The player starts building an airfield by laying down the runway. The length of the runway depends on the airplane the player is going to use. There are airplanes with a take-off distance of 250 m, but also 970 m. The player can check the take-off distance needed when purchasing an airplane. Information about it is displayed when selecting an airplane. The player has only one opportunity to place a runway in a straight single line in the world. It's not possible to extend an existing runway.

Airplanes can be bought from an Airplane parking. There are several types of Airplane parking and they are related to the width of the airplanes to purchase. The airplane parking is the next thing to be placed by the player.

The airplane parking needs to be connected to the runway with a Taxiway. This is the next thing to be placed by the player. Placing a taxiway is the same approach as with roads. The player can place taxiways in straight lines, with curves in them, and connect them to other taxiways.

Now it's time for the player to place buildings for passenger and cargo handling; the Airport terminal and Airport cargo terminal, respectively. It is also important to place the Control tower; this building must be provided with workers for the airfield to be operational.

When the player is playing the game by Construction with resources the Airport road connection also needs to be placed. This building needs to be connected to the taxiways and must be built first before the construction can begin for the taxiways and runways.

Helicopters are also in the game and don't need a runway. Helicopters can be bought from a Heliport and have a road connection. Heliports can be built everywhere in the player's republic. When Heliports are placed close to a particular building, it can lead to extended functionality of the building. For example, if a heliport is placed close to a fire station, the player can purchase a helicopter to fight fires. This also applies to the Hospital, for patient transport by helicopter.

For transportation of resources by helicopter the Heliport cargo platform is available. This platform has Factory connections and Aggregate storage connections. With these connections the Heliport cargo platform can connect to Warehouse, Aggregate storage and Factories.

Buildings related to airfield

Facility

Name	Cost	Workers	Lifespan	Consumption	Energy	Wattage	Structure		Notes
Control tower	617 Workdays, 9.1t Concrete, 7.0t Gravel, 5.6t Asphalt, 26t Bricks, 8.9t Boards, 21t Steel	20	20 years	0.40m3/day Water, 1.40m3 Heat	3.0 MWh	50 kW	Access	1x road access 1x footpath
							L/U	-
Airport road connection	37 Workdays, 1.6t Concrete, 1.2t Gravel, 0.97t Asphalt, 1.5t Steel	-	35 years	-	3.0 MWh	50 kW	Access	1x road access 1x airplane taxiway
							L/U	-

For citizens

Name	Cost	Lifespan	Passenger capacity	Stations for helicopters	Consumption	Energy	Wattage	Storage	Structure		Notes
Airport terminal	2368 Workdays, 79t Concrete, 61t Gravel, 48t Asphalt, 58t Bricks, 19t Boards, 75t Steel	28 years	1200		19m3 Heat	3.0 MWh	50 kW	60t Fuel	Access	1x road access 3x footpath 2x pipeline connection
									L/U	3
Airport terminal	474 Workdays, 15t Concrete, 11t Gravel, 9.4t Asphalt, 15t Bricks, 5.2t Boards, 12t Steel	28 years	400		6m3 Heat	3.0 MWh	50 kW	20t Fuel	Access	1x road access 4x footpath 2x pipeline connection
									L/U	2
Passenger heliport platform	1588 Workdays, 62t Concrete, 47t Gravel, 38t Asphalt, 77 Steel	28 years	250	3	0.40m3/day Water, 4m3 Heat	3.0 MWh	50 kW	30t Fuel	Access	1x road access 4x footpath 1x pipeline connection
									L/U	2

For cargo

Name	Cost	Lifespan	Stations for helicopters	Energy	Wattage	Storage	Structure		Notes
Airport cargo terminal	1288 Workdays, 49t Concrete, 38t Gravel, 30t Asphalt, 28t Bricks, 9.5t Boards, 37t Steel	28 years		3.1 MWh	52 kW	60t Fuel	Access	1x road access 2x pipeline connection 2x factory connection
							L/U	3
Heliport cargo platform	243 Workdays, 2 Concrete, 16t Gravel, 12t Asphalt	28 years	1	3.1 MWh	52 kW	25t Fuel	Access	1x road access 3x Aggregate connection 3x factory connection
							L/U	-
Heliport cargo platform 3x	791 Workdays, 68t Concrete, 52t Gravel, 42t Asphalt, 77 Steel	28 years	3	3.1 MWh	52 kW	25t Fuel	Access	1x road access 2x Aggregate connection 5x factory connection
							L/U	-

Runways

Name	Cost	Notes
Build taxiway	Workdays, Gravel, Asphalt Usage depends on length.
Build grass taxiway	Free
Build runway	Workdays, Gravel, Asphalt Usage depends on length.
Build grass runway	Free

Parking

Name	Cost	Lifespan	Max width of airplane	Notes
Airplane parking 30m	243 Workdays, 16t Gravel, 21t Concrete, 12t Asphalt	35 years	30m
Airplane parking 40m	427 Workdays, 28t Gravel, 22t Concrete, 22t Asphalt	35 years	40m
Airplane parking 50m	673 Workdays, 44 Gravel, 58t Concrete, 35t Asphalt	35 years	50m
3x Airplane parking 50m	2084 Workdays, 138t Gravel, 180t Concrete, 111t Asphalt	35 years	50m
Airplane parking 75m	1414 Workdays, 94 Gravel, 122t Concrete, 75t Asphalt	35 years	75m
Airplane parking (free)	Free		30m
Heliport	243 Workdays, 18t Gravel, 21t Concrete, 12t Asphalt	35 years	-
Heliport 3x	791 Workdays, 52t Gravel, 68t Concrete, 42t Asphalt	35 years	-