Airport Landside Mobility –APM Implementation Issues

摘要

No two airports are exactly alike. Similarly, the appropriate time or activityrnlevel to implement a specific transport technology varies by airport and can berninfluenced by a number of different factors. For Automated People Movers (APMs),rnwhich provide high level-of-service at a relatively high cost, there are certainrnthresholds that are typically exceeded before a system is implemented. This paperrndescribes the different factors and thresholds typically considered with a landsidernAPM implementation. In addition, the landside mobility analysis at DublinrnInternational Airport will be presented.rnThere are different factors that potentially lead an airport into implementing arnlandside APM. Each factor has a potential threshold that once "exceeded", wouldrnlead to implementation. The importance of any single factor varies by airport. Therntypical factors include:rn? Passenger/employee volumes and facility spacingrn? Terminal access spacingrn? Terminal roadway capacityrn? Regional rail station proximityrn? Indirect costsrn? Airport land usern? Airport's desired transport level-of-servicern? Political considerationsrn? Competitive position to rival airportrnNot all of these factors applied to the landside mobility analysis performed atrnDublin International Airport in 2003. The Dublin specific factors will be highlightedrnagainst a range of landside technologies considered including APMs, buses and moving walks.