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Capacity improvement analytical tools and benchmark development for terminal operations
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2009-10-01
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Edition:Oct. 25-29, 2009
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NTL Classification:NTL-AVIATION-Airports and Facilities;NTL-AVIATION-Aviation Planning and Policy;NTL-PLANNING AND POLICY-Aviation Planning and Policy;NTL-AVIATION-Air Traffic Control;
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Abstract:With U.S. air traffic predicted to triple over the
next fifteen years, new technologies and procedures are
being considered to cope with this growth. As such, it
may be of use to quickly and easily evaluate any new
technologies or procedures against a set of
benchmarks, including best case and worst case. In
this paper, theoretical upper and lower capacity bounds
are formulated along with a performance index
equation to allow for the quantitative comparison and
evaluation of different terminal area capacityincreasing
enhancements. These benchmarks are then
used with a conventional stochastic queueing model
(M/D/1) and a selected capacity improvement in order
to demonstrate how an example change impacts the
terminal airspace capacity as compared to the
theoretical worst case and best case. These
mathematical tools may hold value in quantifying
proposed technologies and procedures intended to
improve efficiency and to absorb the predicted increase
in air transportation, prior to any actual
implementation.
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