SOME FACTS ABOUT HORIZONTAL MOVING SIDEWALKS AT AIRPORTS

Manufacturers information on the speed and capacity of horizontal moving sidewalks is presented and compared with observations at Los Angeles and San Francisco International Airports. Several definitions of capacity are considered and conclusions are drawn with respect to the observations at Los Angeles and San Francisco. Allowable speeds of ramps or walks are tabulated, and it is noted that horizontal moving sidewalks are restricted to a maximum speed of 180 ft. per minute, and that the fastest manufacturer specified speed in U.S. installations is 125 ft. per minute. User safety aspects are also discussed. It is noted that it would be more desirable to define capacity as the rate at which users can enter the moving walk and not the rate at which they exit. The majority of users arrived at the moving sidewalk entrance within 10 seconds of others. Further observations related to location of the sidewalk, and service times are also recorded.

Supplemental Notes:
- From the Transportation Facilites Workshop: Passengers, Freight and Parking.
Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers

345 East 47th Street
New York, NY United States 10017-2398
Authors:
- HORONJEFF, R
- Hoch, C J
Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

Features: Figures; Tables;
Pagination: p. 323-334
Serial:
- Publication of: American Society of Civil Engineers
- Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Intermodal terminals; Moving sidewalks; Passenger traffic; Safety; Speed; Traffic flow; Walkways
Identifier Terms: Los Angeles International Airport; San Francisco International Airport
Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity; Passenger flow
Old TRIS Terms: Terminal facilitation
Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00155504
Record Type: Publication
Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Sep 28 1977 12:00AM