A HANDBOOK FOR THE ESTIMATION OF AIRSIDE DELAYS AT MAJOR AIRPORTS (QUICK APPROXIMATION METHOD)

The handbook contains a set of curves that allow estimation of the average number of total daily delay minutes at a major airport under a variety of conditions. Demand profiles at each airport are classified with respect to the number of daily peak periods, the percentage of daily flights during peak periods, and the number of peak period operations at the airport. When combined with the saturation capacity of the airport, these descriptors provide sufficient information to allow usage of the handbook. Examples illustrating the use of the handbook are provided, as well as a brief review and description of the technical approach and of the computer package developed for this purpose. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Civil Engineering, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Odoni, A R
  • Kivestu, P
• Publication Date: 1976-6

Media Info

• Pagination: 83 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air bases; Airport capacity; Airports; Civil aircraft; Computers; Graphs; Handbooks; Instruments for measuring time; Peak periods; Time lag; Traffic delays
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airspace capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Graph charts; Graphs charts; Time measurement
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00143307
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NASA-CR-2644
• Contract Numbers: NSG-1123
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 17 1977 12:00AM