Airport Aircraft Economic Interface
770580
02/01/1977
- Event
- Content
- AIRCRAFT OPERATORS experience excessive operating costs and fuel consumption when moving airplanes from ramp of departure to ramp of arrival. Approximately 85-90% of such off-to-on delays are attributable to congestion in the terminal airspace/airport at the destination. Economic penalties and causal factors are described. Increased airport productivity is essential and recommendations for improving airport utilization are provided.
- Pages
- 7
- Citation
- Smith, J., "Airport Aircraft Economic Interface," SAE Technical Paper 770580, 1977, https://doi.org/10.4271/770580.