THE TAMPA AND SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT TRANSIT SYSTEMS

The Tampa and Seattle-Tacoma International Transit Systems have been in service long enough to judge the validity of their concepts and the success of their designs. These two systems have been accepted by the authorities that own and operate them. They have excellent safety and performance records. The public accepts their driverless cars routinely. The two systems are described and compared. They are similar in many respects but differ in their basic application to the airports, one being a shuttle and the other a loop system. As a result of their specific application, the automatic control systems differ. Operating and performance summaries are given. Both systems provide the same level of service and both have an availability over 99%.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Gillespie, P R
• Publication Date: 1975-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Airports; Attitudes; Automated vehicle control; Guideways; Intermodal terminals; Intra airport transit; Level of service; Loops (Control systems); Performance; Public transit; Safety; Shuttle service; Structural design; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport; Tampa International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design
• Old TRIS Terms: Automated transit system; Terminal facilitation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155916
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Aerospace Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 750624
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM