Upgraded FAA Airfield Capacity Model Compiled from the Following Reports: FAA-RD-76-128 and FAA-EM-81-1-VOL-1

Abstract

The FAA Airfield Capacity Model is a computer program which analytically calculates the maximum operational capacity of a runway system under a wide range of conditions. The user has considerable freedom to vary the characteristics of the runway, aircraft, and ATC system. A major effort to upgrade the capacity model has been concluded. Modifications to the program focused on three principal areas: adding new functions and abilities; updating to incorporate the latest ATC procedures; and correcting minor program errors. This report constitutes Volume I of a two-volume set of documentation on the upgraded capacity model. Volume I, the Supplemental User's Guide, includes a brief, non-technical description of the principal changes to the program (Section 2) and a summary of changes to the model input and output (Section 3). In addition, two appendices contain revised versions of the chapters in the original User's Manual (FAA-RD-76-128, Reference 1) which pertain to the Airfield Capacity Model.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA105688

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  • Carl T. Ball
  • William Swedish

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  • Federal Aviation Administration

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  • Air Platforms

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  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircraft Landings
  • Aircrafts
  • Airports
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Flow Rate
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Standards
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