OPERATIONAL EVALUATION OF AIRPORT RUNWAY DESIGN AND CAPACITY (A STUDY OF METHODS AND TECHNIQUES)

Abstract

Described is a continuation of research into the application of mathematical techniques to the evaluation of practical airport capacity and delays. Since the primary task was to develop a handbook for determining airport capacity and delays by the engineer in the field, the main effort was concentrated on developing existing mathematical models for universal application. Therefore, this report contains the background material relevant to the handbook, describes the mathematical models used, and discusses the preparation of their respective inputs. These inputs vary with runway configuration, runway use, aircraft population, and operating rules (VFR or IFR) . The airport surveys that were analyzed to provide input values and operating parameters are also described. An IBM 7090 Fortran program was written to automatically compute the inputs and model outputs in the form of delays versus operating rates and capacities of airport runway configurations. The use and application of this program is described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0417202

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  • E. N. Hooton
  • H. P. Galliher
  • K. G. Grossman
  • M. A. Warskow

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