Communicable Disease Transmission in Air Travel: Human Behaviour

Roberts, Shelley; Gwynne, Steve

doi:10.21949/2nev-k207

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Communicable Disease Transmission in Air Travel: Human Behaviour

2026-07-01
By Roberts, Shelley ; Gwynne, Steve

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English

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Creators:

Roberts, Shelley ; Gwynne, Steve
Corporate Creators:

National Research Council of Canada ; University of Greenwich
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine
Subject/TRT Terms:

Aircraft Cabins Aircraft Gates Aviation Communicable Diseases Field Tests Human Factors Laboratory Tests Travel Behavior Ventilation Systems
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AM-25/26
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/2nev-k207
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Canada
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Medicine. Civil Aeromedical Institute
Abstract:

In response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office report GAO-22-104579, the Federal Aviation Administration has initiated leadership of the Aviation Infectious Risk and Safety program. This consortium is comprised of industry, academic, governmental, and international partners to develop computationally efficient modeling techniques to simulate disease transmission in air travel, and assess the relative efficacy of risk mitigation strategies. A key component of the endeavor involves acquiring datasets for realistic model parameterization and validation research. This report provides a detailed human behavior dataset collected in both commercial air travel and simulated laboratory settings representing the gate area, jet bridge, and aircraft cabin. Data presented include passenger movement, speech, surface touches, and ambient conditions such as temperature and dew point.
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PDF
Funding:

NAT-I-8917
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FAA Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
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