The number of flight operations at Charlotte/ Douglas International Airport (CLT) has grown 30%, from 330,000 in 1985 to 430,000 operations in 1990. By 1990, Charlotte Airport was ranked the 8th busiest air carrier airport in the country based upon aircraft operations. By the year 2000, the number of aircraft operations is forecast to grow to 520,000, a 21% increase in less than a decade. Growth trends at airports throughout the United States have resulted in increased delays to the travelling public and have raised concerns about the current and future capacity and efficiency of the air transportation system. In response to these concerns, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport operators, and air transportation system users have initiated joint industry and government task force studies for airport capacity enhancements at most major airports throughout the United States. The objective of these Airport Capacity Design Team studies is to identify and evaluate methods of safely increasing capacity and efficiency and reducing current and forecast flight delays. In the case of Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, a number of capacity enhancement alternatives were considered, and recommendations were developed by the Charlotte/Douglas Airport Capacity Design Team. This effort was supported by extensive modeling and simulation performed by the Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center.


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    Titel :

    Charlotte/Douglas International Airport: Capacity Enhancement Plan, April 1991


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1991


    Format / Umfang :

    46 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch