PASSENGER WALKING DISTANCE DISTRIBUTION IN SINGLE- AND DUAL-CONCOURSE CENTRALIZED AIRPORT TERMINALS

Walking distance within an airport terminal is one important measure of the level of service provided to passengers. The probability distribution of the walking distance of a passenger is used to compare various single- and dual-concourse centralized configurations for a planned airport terminal defined by a given number of identical gates. The walking distance distribution is obtained by using a simulation technique. Terminal configurations are ranked according to the percentage of passengers who must walk less than a specified maximum distance. The effects of installing moving walkways to reduce the effective walking distance are also analyzed. In the numerical example given, a T-shaped configuration is found to be superior to single, basic dual, and rectangular (with moving walkways) configurations.

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• Authors:
  • Wirasinghe, S C
  • Vandebona, U
• Conference:
  • 67th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1988-1-11 to 1988-1-14
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 40-45
• Monograph Title: Air transportation issues
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1147
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airports; Distributions (Statistics); Intermodal terminals; Moving sidewalks; Shape; Walking distance; Walkways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Configuration
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00476129
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030904653X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 30 1988 12:00AM