MANAGING TO BE ON TIME - AIRPORT PROBLEMS

THE IMPORTANCE IS STUDIED OF TOTAL JOURNEY TIME TO AIR PASSENGERS AND CARGO, THE TIMES CURRENTLY SPENT AT AIRPORTS BY AIR PASSENGERS AND CARGO, AIRPORT PLANNING CONCEPTS TO SAVE PASSENGER TIME ON THE GROUND, AND THE INTERACTION OF TIME, CAPACITY, CONGESTION, AND COST. CHANGES IN TOTAL TIME HAVE HAD MARKED EFFECTS ON TRAFFIC GROWTH. ON AVERAGE, DEPARTING AIR PASSENGERS SPEND OVER AN HOUR IN THE AIRPORT TERMINALS, OF WHICH LESS THAN 10 MINUTES ARE SPENT ON ESSENTIAL OPERATIONS. /IAA/

• Corporate Authors:

  Proc Royal Aero Soc Convention /UK

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• Authors:
  • PAYNE, N J
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Pagination: 11 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air transportation; Airports; Costs; Intermodal terminals; Passengers; Traffic congestion; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00228362
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Aerospace Abstracts
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 5 1973 12:00AM