Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of Airports
The extension of the current urban transportation system utilising the third dimension by air taxi (AT) operations represents a potential solution for the congestion of metropolitan areas. A major asset for AT operations is the connection to existing airports enabling the access to multiple other tr...
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| description | The extension of the current urban transportation system utilising the third dimension by air taxi (AT) operations represents a potential solution for the congestion of metropolitan areas. A major asset for AT operations is the connection to existing airports enabling the access to multiple other transportation systems. This paper develops an analytical model for AT operations and their capacity impact on airports, exemplary for Hamburg airport. The model is developed, based on the results of a fast time simulation (FTS) considering multiple aspects, such as vehicle configuration and touchdown and lift-off areas (TLOF). Collectively, three integration methods were analysed, each of them impacting the conventional air traffic differently. The results show that an integration using the runway-system is not possible with five ATs per hour. Further methods allow an integration of up to 20 air taxis per hour. Additionally, an energy consumption analysis of the ATs is conducted. Finally, proposals are given for integrating ATs at an airport and further strategies to extend the analytical model. Through this work, a model to calculate and predict an AT’s influence on the airside capacity of an airport is designed. This is an important step for the practical implementation of AT operations at airports. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d95f34f07e0f4fa7b8a56c7aab2fc5622023-11-22T18:38:11ZengMDPI AGInfrastructures2412-38112021-10-0161014010.3390/infrastructures6100140Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of AirportsNils Ahrenhold0Oliver Pohling1Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal2Institute of Flight Guidance, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig, GermanyInstitute of Flight Guidance, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig, GermanyInstitute of Flight Guidance, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108 Braunschweig, GermanyThe extension of the current urban transportation system utilising the third dimension by air taxi (AT) operations represents a potential solution for the congestion of metropolitan areas. A major asset for AT operations is the connection to existing airports enabling the access to multiple other transportation systems. This paper develops an analytical model for AT operations and their capacity impact on airports, exemplary for Hamburg airport. The model is developed, based on the results of a fast time simulation (FTS) considering multiple aspects, such as vehicle configuration and touchdown and lift-off areas (TLOF). Collectively, three integration methods were analysed, each of them impacting the conventional air traffic differently. The results show that an integration using the runway-system is not possible with five ATs per hour. Further methods allow an integration of up to 20 air taxis per hour. Additionally, an energy consumption analysis of the ATs is conducted. Finally, proposals are given for integrating ATs at an airport and further strategies to extend the analytical model. Through this work, a model to calculate and predict an AT’s influence on the airside capacity of an airport is designed. This is an important step for the practical implementation of AT operations at airports.https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/6/10/140air taxiairportsair traffic managementUAMcapacity impactfast-time simulation |
| spellingShingle | Nils Ahrenhold Oliver Pohling Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of Airports Infrastructures air taxi airports air traffic management UAM capacity impact fast-time simulation |
| title | Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of Airports |
| title_full | Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of Airports |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of Airports |
| title_short | Impact of Air Taxis on Air Traffic in the Vicinity of Airports |
| title_sort | impact of air taxis on air traffic in the vicinity of airports |
| topic | air taxi airports air traffic management UAM capacity impact fast-time simulation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2412-3811/6/10/140 |
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