Capacity
Airports will become the bottleneck in ATM as they have various capacity constraints (e.g. RWYs, Apron, Terminal and Landside)
Runways
Current RWY configuration on many existing airports does not allow the maximum use of an individual RWY Increasing environmental obligations impede building new infrastructure (e.g. runways, aprons) Traffic demand is often higher than provided capacity Necessary reconstruction is an additional limiting factor
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Apron
Cul-de-sacs in terminal areas lead to delay (inbound versus outbound) New large aircraft do not match with current infrastructure Increasing vehicle traffic and timely pressure is a safety aspect and can become a limiting factor ATC may no longer be able to handle complex traffic situations on the apron
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Airside / Landside
Any interference in airside operations (e.g. repositioning of aircraft due to blocked position) can have a direct influence on terminal procedures (e.g. checkin, passenger flow)
Any delay in passenger flow (missing pax, security ctrl, bag/pax mismatch) will have influence on the punctuality on airside operations
Infrastructural and procedural activities to increase the airport capacity will have to be balanced carefully
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Short term
Providing high speed exits Implementing High Intensity Runway Operations in cooperation between all stakeholders Remote Holding procedures to vacate aircraft stands for incoming traffic on time (and v.v.) Develop multiple entries on RWYs for bypassing and optimising departures Setup of e.g. pilot performance days to increase awareness for special procedures Active communication towards users (flyers, events, flash-movies)
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Medium term
Development of an incentive/penalty system for adherence to schedules in agreement between Airport, Airspace Users and ATC Development of a masterplan for airport capacity.
- Required capacity to be determined by regarding available airspace, runways, apron, taxiways, stands and gates - Define the capacity per item and identify the bottlenecks - Determine the current maximum capacity over all aspects - Identify measures to increase the entire capacity
The implementation of a separate Apron Control unit should be investigated, depending on complexity of infrastructure and traffic density
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