Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
1-5-2015
Abstract
This paper deals with the questions of runway capacity and delays at an air terminal. Analytic models are developed to calculate the landing capacity and operations (landings and take-offs) capacity. A feature of the analysis is the derivation of the runway threshold arrival distribution of landing aircraft, which then allows access to the departure capacity. Arrival and departure delay expressions are also given and serve to dramatically illustrate capacity limitations. The analysis brings out the factors limiting system capacity and may be used to program system improvements as traffic increases or as the mix of aircraft using the facility changes (i.e. introduction of jets into previously all piston fields). The analysis was made in the spirit of practical application and yields numerical answers to the questions of capacity and delay. The models are general and are built around attainable data. [Published circa 1963-1964.]
Keywords
Operations research, Runways (Aeronautics)--Mathematical models, Airport capacity, Air traffic capacity, Runway capacity, Air traffic control--Mathematical models
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 10
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Schrady, David A., "Analysis of Runway Operations" (2015). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 26.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/26
