Modeling and Simulation of Passenger Traffic in a National Airport

TL;DR

This paper models passenger flow at a national airport to analyze how structural changes impact boarding times, aiding decision-making in airport design amidst increasing air travel demand.

Contribution

It introduces a pedestrian simulation approach to evaluate structural modifications and their effects on passenger traffic and boarding times at a specific airport.

Findings

Structural changes influence passenger flow and boarding times.

Simulation results provide insights for airport design improvements.

Passenger traffic patterns vary with different layout configurations.

Abstract

Optimal operation of a country's air transport infrastructure plays a major role in the economic development of nations. Due to the increasing use of air transportation in today's world, flights' boarding times have become a concern for both airlines and airports, thus the importance of knowing beforehand how changes in flights demand parameters and physical airport layout will affect passengers flow and boarding times. This paper presents a pedestrian modeling study in which a national airport passenger flow was analyzed. The study was conducted at Vanguardia National Airport in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia. Different effects of structural changes are shown and provide judging elements for decision makers regarding passenger traffic in airport design.