A SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT OF AIR TRAVEL FORECASTING

Abstract

The report analyzes, historically, the FAA forecasting effort; it also surveys as a basis of comparison the relevant parallel work of other agencies and organizations. The study analyzes the methodologies and accuracies of each of the various forecasts and compares them for consistency. The purpose of the study is to provide information on future air travel demand as well as some insights into the status and accuracy of air travel forecasting as it might pertain to requirements for airport and air terminal capacities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0705121

Entities

People

  • Janet D. Kiernan

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aeronautics
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Commerce
  • Consistency
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Economic Models
  • Employment
  • Mass Transportation
  • Passengers
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation