SIMULATING PASSENGER ARRIVALS AT AIRPORTS

A simulation model of arriving passenger processing systems at an airport predicts the levels of flow, delay, and facility utilization based on traffic projections, physical plans, and operational procedures. The model can be used to evaluate planning and operating alternatives at terminals.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Institute of Industrial Engineers

  345 East 47th Street
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Nanda, R
  • Browne, J J
  • Lui, R
• Publication Date: 1972-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 12-19
• Serial:
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Institute of Industrial Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport operations; Airport planning; Intermodal terminals; Passengers; Simulation; Traffic flow; Transportation operations
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport management; Passenger operations; Terminal facilitation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155634
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1977 12:00AM