NTL Record

Title The Application of Simulation Methods to Intra-Airport Landside Problems.
Record ID 39746
Personal Name
Creator
McCabe, L. J.; Carberry, T. F.
Source 91p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
Publication Date 19750901
Language English
Abstract This report describes methods of analyzing the flow of people through the airport landside, which is defined as extending between the airport boundary and the arrival/departure gates. Passenger delay for specified flow and holding values is taken as the desirable measure or level of service. Simulation is determined as the best method of analysis. Two types of simulation techniques are: (1) The deterministic accounting model evaluates mean delay or occupancies; and (2) The time oriented queueing theory model determines delay or occupancy distributions. The second is demonstrated as most accurately representing the stochastic interrelationships among the various landside elements. Various existing models are reviewed and two are recommended as offering potential applicability to investigate airport landside traffic.
Public Note Introduction, Problem definition, Simulation of airport landside models, Review of existing simulation models, Conclusion and recommendations, Appendices
Rosap ID dot:9243
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9243
TRT Terms Airport terminals; Civil aviation; Landside capacity; Pedestrian flow; Passengers
General Subjects Airport terminals; Airports; Civil aviation; Computer programming; Ground levels; Ground vehicles; Landside capaciy; Passengers; Pedestrial flow; Queueing theory
Classification NTL - AVIATION - AVIATION;
NTL - AVIATION - Airports and Facilities;
NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-FAA-75-12; FAA-RD-75-169
Availability Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39700/39746/DOT-TSC-FAA-75-12.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository