This paper introduces the concept of airport logistics, along with a proof of concept through a case study where we model and optimize de-icing services at Stockholm Arlanda airport. The optimized schedule is tested using a simulation model of the turn-around process. The results demonstrate that a schedule taking into account the overall airport performance results in less delay than the sched...

This paper discusses the results from the maintenance evaluation of Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) at three U.S. airports: Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), SC, Roanoke Regional Airport (ROA), VA, and Burbank Airport (BUR), CA. EMAS is a softer ground aircraft arresting system approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to stop overrunning aircraft. In numerous occasions...

There is currently no data-driven approach widely used by air traffic managers and controllers to predict the capacity at airports. Instead controllers rely on rules-of-thumb to define the airport acceptance rate (AAR). As the approach is inherently subjective, it can lead to poor definition of Traffic Management Initiatives (TMIs) which rely on accurate airport capacity estimates and can lead ...

This study aims to measure passengers’ perception of the importance of the four factors of check-in facility, amenities, terminal facilities, and airport accessibility facility with regard to their visit to the airport and their perceived level of performance of the particular facility and the resulting gap. Using purposive sampling method, data was collected from the departing passengers of th...

The present paper focuses on the development of an algorithm for safely and optimally managing the routing of aircraft on an airport surface in future airport operations. This tool is intended to support air traffic controllers’ decision-making in selecting the paths of all aircraft and the engine startup approval time for departing ones. Optimal routes are sought for minimizing the time both a...

Discussion Papers are a series of manuscripts in their draft form. They are not intended for circulation or distribution except as indicated by the author. For that reason Discussion Papers may not be reproduced or distributed without the written consent of the author. Abstract Despite the airport privatization and deregulation trend in recent years, whether or not the privatized or commerciali...

The article describes an airport database management system , which is a part of large simulation environment developed under the ESPRIT project SEEDS. Airport management database is a distributed computing system written entirely in Java and connected to the rest of the SEEDS system through CORBA interface. The majority of the SEEDS modules is written in C++ and communicates through CORBA. The...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the number of runway incursions are rising. The configuration of runways and taxiways at airports has been identified by the FAA as possibly being related to the number of incursions. In this paper, the relationship between airport geometry factors and the number of runway incursions at specific United States airports is explored using sta...

atmospheric visibility is a key factor in everyday life mainly in aviation, industry and surface traffic. it has been defined as the greatest distance at which an observer can just see a black object viewed against the horizon sky which is known as the visual range. furthermore, light extinction which is mostly due to absorption and scattering effects of aerosols in the atmosphere, can be calcu...

Terrain and obstacle detection is very important for the safety of aircraft operation. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) issued the requirements for electronic Terrain and Obstacle Data (eTOD) in 2004. The requirements request all countries to finish the survey of eTOD around large airports by 2010. Nevertheless, no traditional surveying approaches satisfy the required precis...