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Integrated Analysis of Airport Capacity and Environmental ConstraintsLMI conducted an integrated analysis of airport capacity and environmental constraints. identifying and ranking the key factors limiting achievement of NextGen capacity goals. The primary metric used was projected throughput, which was estimated for the years 2015 and 2025 based on the unconstrained demand forecast from the Federal Aviation Administration, and planned improvements including those proposed in the NextGen plan. A set of 310 critical airports was identified.. collectively accounting for more than 99 percent of domestic air traffic volume; a one-off analytical approach was used to isolate the constraint being assessed. The study considered three capacity constraints (runway.. taxiway, and gate) and three environmental constraints (fuel, NO(x) emissions, and noise). For the ten busiest airports, runway and noise are the primary and secondary constraints in both 2015 and 2025. For the OEP 35 airports and overall for the remaining airports, the most binding constraint is noise. Six of the 10 busiest airports, will face runway constraints in 2025, and 95 will face gate constraints. Nearly every airport will be subject to constraints due to emissions and NOx. Runway and taxi constraints are more concentrated in the large airports: environmental constraints are present at almost every airport regardless of size.
Document ID
20100006642
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Hasan, Shahab
(LMI Government Consulting McLean, VA, United States)
Long, Dou
(LMI Government Consulting McLean, VA, United States)
Hart, George
(LMI Government Consulting McLean, VA, United States)
Eckhause, Jeremy
(LMI Government Consulting McLean, VA, United States)
Hemm, Robert
(LMI Government Consulting McLean, VA, United States)
Busick, Andrew
(LMI Government Consulting McLean, VA, United States)
Graham, Michael
(Metron Aviation, Inc. VA, United States)
Thompson, Terry
(Metron Aviation, Inc. VA, United States)
Murphy, Charles
(Metron Aviation, Inc. VA, United States)
Poage, James
(JPL Performance Consulting Lexington, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2010
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
NASA/CR-2010-216188
LF99-10085
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNX08AD15A
WBS: WBS 305295.02.07.07.02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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