Workshop on Future Airport Passenger Terminals (1989) / Chapter Skim
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2 Viewpoints on the Future Terminal Building
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Unless they become choked by their own growth, it seems likely that in coming years larger airports will routinely serve 30 million to 50 million annual 3 There are about 500 commercial service airports in the United States, but the 10 busiest airports together account for approximately 40 percent of the nation's annual enplanements.
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The future terminal building is unlikely to be radically different in basic concept, but will be larger and busier than any of the airports that currently exist. CHALLENGES POSED BY FUTURE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT The capacity limits of the air transport system today are imposed by the limited ability of current runway and air traffic control technology to ensure safe operations in the congested airspace surrounding busy airports.
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Some airlines are beginning to park large and small aircraft very close to one another by taking advantage of differences in wing height so that greater numbers of aircraft can be packed into the limited apron space immediately adjacent to terminal buildings (termed "composite parking" by one workshop participant)
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51.8 64.3 36.9 WEIGHT (kg) 275,455 395,455 349,545 ~ i 1 ~ ,,~ HSCT l Reductions in the servicing time at the gate between the arrival and departure of an aircraft -- aircraft turnaround time-can have a dramatic impact on airline operating costs.7 Under current procedures the turnaround time for an aircraft serving a long route is approximately 90 minutes, and a single boarding gate typically can accommodate no more than 9 to 10 such aircraft in a normal operating day.
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CAN THE AIRPORT TERMINAL KEEP GROWING? The terminal building has evolved over the years from its origin as a simple shelter for transfer between transportation modes.
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However, the scarcity of land at many airports will make automobile parking an increasingly expensive luxury, leading to higher parking fees, restrictions on parking availability and duration, and construction of multilevel parking structures and remote park-andride facilities. Peoplemovers and rail transit will be used more frequently to link structures within the airport terminal complex and, possibly, to provide alternative means of access between the airport and the metropolitan area it serves.
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Airlines often respond to airside slot and gate constraints by introducing larger aircraft, which intensifies passenger terminal activity levels and increases processing problems. Waves of activity at the terminal curb ront, checic-~n counters, corridors, baggage claims, and departure lounges can create service conditions that are crowded during one period and nearly empty during another.
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A typical visitor to an urban festival market may spend about two hours shopping and eating, a period comparable to the time departing or transferring passengers may spend in the terminal. The traffic in a large terminal complex, which may serve 30 million to 100 million passengers annually (plus visitors)
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When an airline establishes a hub operations passenger traffic in the terminal typically increases much more than total terminal concessionaire sales' because many passengers spend only short periods of time in the terminal and will not go far from their departure gates to purchase a drinks a bite to eat, or a magazine. Nevertheless, some · · ~ · ~ · ~ .
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The minimum sizes of such elements as corridors, stairways, moving walkways, and restrooms is often specified in local building codes; and these codes may have to be modified to provide for the special design needs of future airport passenger terminals. MOVING THE PEOPLE As the size of the terminal building or multibuilding complex grows, mechanized walkways and peoplemover systems become essential elements of the design.
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Future systems may also distribute small parts for aircraft maintenance, supplies for terminal concessionaires, and aircraft catering supplies and may facilitate trash removal, linking remote airport facilities to the apron, gate, and passenger service areas. t3 Horizontal elevators, or funiculars in particular, may provide a relatively economical and reliable shuttle service at operating speeds only somewhat slower than those of the peoplemover systems now in use at many airports.
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