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http://onlinepubs.trb.org.../circulars/ec027/ec027.pdf

This conference presentation discusses airport capacity at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and what is being done to provide relief. SFO consistently ranks among the worst in terms of percent of flights arriving within 15 minutes of schedule. The primary source of the problem is the closely spaced parallel runways. Bad weather means single-file landings, cutting capacity in half. In summary, actions that the airport intends to take are installation of a PRM/SELYA (a precision runway monitoring system with an offset instrument approach and landing procedure) by mid-2001; undertaking a Part 161 rulemaking for the use of larger aircraft and longer ground times; and providing more accurate and timely information on cancellations and delays, making sure that all passengers, regardless of their frequent flyer status, have the same level of information and the same accuracy of information. Ultimately, SFO needs runway reconfiguration, which requires the approval of 31 different regulatory agencies.

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English

p. 50-55

2001-3

Transportation Research Circular

Airports in the 21st Century

Airport capacity; Airport planning; Conferences; Economic factors; Management; Passenger information systems

San Francisco International Airport

Precision runway monitoring systems; Rulemaking; Runway reconfiguration

Administration and Management; Aviation; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities

TRIS, TRB

Apr 11 2001 12:00AM

• AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY: IMPACT ON AIRPORT CAPACITY
• AIRPORT CAPACITY
• AIRPORT CAPACITY: LIMITS, TECHNOLOGY, STRATEGY
• AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE: WHERE AND WHAT KIND OF DEVELOPMENT?
• AIRPORTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, APRIL 20, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C.
• AIRPORTS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: PROCEEDINGS OF A CONFERENCE, APRIL 20, 2000, WASHINGTON, D.C. WELCOME ADDRESS
• CONGESTION PRICING AND THE ECONOMIC REGULATION OF AIRPORTS
• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
• INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF AIRPORT CAPACITY - INTRODUCTION
• INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR AIRPORT PLANNING AND ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO MANAGE GROWTH - INTRODUCTION
• OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
• PLANNING MODELS