Estimation of Incheon International Airport Capacity by using Aircraft Delay Simulation Model

시뮬레이션 모델을 활용한 인천국제공항 수용량 산정에 관한 연구

Abstract

To prepare for the ever-increasing demand for air transport, airport operators should be well aware of the timing of the saturation of the facility and increase the capacity of the airport through extension or extension. The capacity of an airport is determined by the smallest value of the facilities that make up the airport, but it is generally customary to determine the capacity of the costly and time-consuming runway as a whole for the airport. For analyzing the capacity of the runway capacity, the study used the most accurate microscopic air traffic simulation, Simmod-PRO, to analyze the saturation time of three runways currently in Incheon International Airport's operation, and calculate the appropriate time for operation of the 4th runway. The study also calculate the relocation of Airport's high-speed exit taxiway for analyzing the increasing of capacity.

Fig 1. The bird’s-eye view of Incheon international airport 4th phase construction project

Fig 2. Modeling Incheon international airport by using Simmod

Fig 3. Average Separation of Arrival aircraft

Fig 4. Airport’s congestion by delay time

Fig 5. Result of analyzing delay time per scenario

Fig 6. Rapid Exit Taxiway of Incheon International Airport

Fig 7. Relocation of RET in this study

Fig 8. The result of this study and prediction of Annual traffic volume

Table 1. Classification of runway capacity estimation method

Table 2. Runway Occupation Time of Simulation result and Yearly mean result

Table 3. Mean ROT by relocated RET

Table 4. Comparison of capacity per study