Optimal operation of a country's air transport infrastructure plays a majorrole in the economic development of nations. Due to the increasing use of airtransportation in today's world, flights' boarding times have become a concernfor both airlines and airports, thus the importance of knowing beforehand howchanges in flights demand parameters and physical airport layout will affectpassengers flow and boarding times. This paper presents a pedestrian modelingstudy in which a national airport passenger flow was analyzed. The study wasconducted at Vanguardia National Airport in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia.Different effects of structural changes are shown and provide judging elementsfor decision makers regarding passenger traffic in airport design.
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