VALIDATION OF MAXIMUM AIRPORT THROUGHPUT LEVELS ESTIMATED BY THE DELCAP SIMULATION MODEL

This report documents exercises of the DELCAP airport terminal area simulation model performed to validate the maximum throughput calculations of that model. DELCAP was run for five different runway configurations, with three or four appropriate operating policies chosen for each, and for three different mixes of aircraft types. Throughput estimates from DELCAP are found to be in general agreement with current values provided by the FAA. One specific instance of greater discrepancy is identified, and a remedy for it is proposed. Changes made in DELCAP since its original documentation in 1971 are described in an appendix.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also report dated May 71, AD-745 513.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Bureau of Standards

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  Federal Aviation Administration

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• Authors:
  • GILSINN, J F
• Publication Date: 1975-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 73 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Air traffic control; Airport runways; Airport terminals; Queuing theory; Scheduling; Simulation
• Old TRIS Terms: Capacity quantity; Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00091535
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: NBS-IR-75-638 Final Rpt.
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 13 1975 12:00AM