SEA-TAC INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: SITE CONSTRAINTS DETERMINE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND STATION DESIGN

An airport is a system of elements all interacting on one another at various levels. It is not a service of discrete elements assembled on one site. The terminal design evolves from an analysis of the many aspects of passenger demand, site conditions, parking conditions, airline and other operational requirements, etc., and recognition of the extent to which these forces interact. This paper discusses the site constraints and physical requirements of the transit system as they interacted with the other airport requirements in the shaping of the design of the terminal area facilities and in the process shaped the transit system and station themselves.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • From Passengers, Freight and Parking, Transportation Facilities Workshop Proceedings.
• Corporate Authors:

  American Society of Civil Engineers

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  New York, NY  United States  10017-2398
• Authors:
  • McCagg, E K
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 308-322
• Serial:
  • Publication of: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airlines; Airport operations; Airports; Intermodal terminals; Landside capacity; Location; Peak periods; Structural design; Travel demand
• Identifier Terms: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airport design
• Old TRIS Terms: Terminal design; Terminal facilitation
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155927
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 20 1981 12:00AM