Graphic Study of a Selected Site for a Second Major Airport in the Atlanta, Georgia, Terminal Area.

Abstract

A graphic simulation study of the Atlanta air traffic control terminal area was requested by the Southern Region to assist in developing a feasible plan for airspace use and air traffic control operations in the Atlanta metropolitan area, assuming the establishment of a second major airport. The second major airport was assumed to be located in the Paulding/Polk County area of Georgia, approximately 15 nautical miles west of Dobbins Air Force Base/Naval Air Station Atlanta, Marietta, Georgia. The study considered instrument operations to all instrument flight rule airports within the Atlanta terminal area. The primary runway configuration considered at the new airport was a northwest/southeast alignment of four parallel runways with two additional parallel north/south runways. The present major airport, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, was considered to have four parallel east/west runways. Three other runway alignments for the new airport, a west/northwest and southwest were also studied. (Modified author abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783751

Entities

People

  • Francis Willett
  • John Maurer
  • W. Robert Mccosker

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Traffic
  • Airports
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Flight
  • Instrument Flight
  • International Airports
  • Nautical
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Simulations
  • Terminals
  • Traffic

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management

Technology Areas

  • Space