3 Runway Capacity Example - Air Transportation Systems Laboratory
3 Runway Capacity Example - Air Transportation Systems Laboratory
3 Runway Capacity Example - Air Transportation Systems Laboratory
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Final Twist on Departure <strong>Capacity</strong>• As the arrivals on runway 09L are reduced to zero(allowing more departures on runway 36 during departurerush periods) it is clear that substantial departure capacitygains are possible operating the coupled pair withsequenced departures (as shown)• You can show that thedeparture saturationcapacity of the coupledpair is ~80 per hour• This in the endincreases thedeparture capacity ofthe airfield to 125 perhourVirginia Tech - <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>Systems</strong> <strong>Laboratory</strong>37