THE APPLICATION OF SIMULATION METHODS TO INTRA-AIRPORT LANDSIDE PROBLEMS

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.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

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  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • McCabe, L
  • Carberry, T F
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 91 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport terminals; Airports; Assessments; Civil aviation; Computer programming languages; Flow; Ground handling; Ground vehicles; Landside capacity; Level of service; Methodology; Mist; Passengers; Pedestrian flow; Queuing theory; Routing; Scheduling; Simulation; Stochastic processes; Time dependence; Traffic; Traffic delays; Traffic flow
• Old TRIS Terms: Ground level; Ground support; Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093409
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-75-169 Intrm Rpt., TSC-FAA-75-12
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 29 1976 12:00AM