The report describes methods and results of an analysis of the technical and economic benefits of the systems to be developed in the NASA Terminal Area Productivity (TAP) program. A runway capacity model using parameters that reflect the potential impact of the TAP technologies is described. The runway capacity model feeds airport specific models which are also described. The capacity estimates are used with a queuing model to calculate aircraft delays, and TAP benefits are determined by calculating the savings due to reduced delays. The report includes benefit estimates for Boston Logan and Detroit Wayne County airports. An appendix includes a description and listing of the runway capacity model.
Estimating the Effects of the Terminal Area Productivity Program
1997
112 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aeronautics , Airports , Productivity , Terminal facilities , Time lag , Models , Weather , Airline operations , Runways , Economics , Costs , Capacity , Standard deviation , Mean , Operational problems , Nasa programs