Design Criteria and Accommodating Capacity Analysis of Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility and Its Application at Gimpo Airport in Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Components of Vertiport
2.1. Vertiport Component Sizing
2.2. Other Constraints for Vertiport Components
2.3. Comparison of Topologies
3. Application to Gimpo Airport
3.1. Size of Gimpo Airport First Parking Lot
3.2. Three Types of Topology
3.2.1. Linear Topology
3.2.2. Satellite Topology
3.2.3. Pier Topology
4. Capacity Analysis for Each Topology
4.1. Theoretical Background
4.2. Application to Three Kinds of Topologies
4.3. Application to Gimpo Airport
4.4. Application to the Design Proposed by Korea Airports Corporation
4.5. Results of Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Components | Regulation | Dimension |
---|---|---|
TLOF pad | CD | 18.4 m |
FATO | 2 × CD | 36.8 m |
Safety Area | 3 × CD (1/2 CD added to edge of FATO) | 55.2 m |
Gate | CD + 10 ft | 21.4 m |
Taxiway Width | CD + 1/2 CD | 27.6 m |
Components | Regulation | Dimension |
---|---|---|
TLOF pad | 0.83 × CD | 15.272 m |
FATO | 1.5 × CD | 27.6 m |
Safety Area | FATO + max(3 m, 0.25 × CD) | 32.2 m |
Gate | 1.2 × CD | 22.08 m |
Taxiway Width | 1.5 × CD | 27.6 m |
Variable | Meaning |
---|---|
Capacity of TLOF pads | |
Capacity of gates | |
Capacity of taxiways | |
Number of TLOF pads of vertiport | |
Number of gates of vertiport | |
Number of completed arrivals at n-th gate | |
Number of completed departures at n-th gate | |
Number of completed taxing operation | |
Turnaround time at n-th gate | |
Gate holding time at n-th gate | |
Operation time |
Components | Slope Design Categories | ||
---|---|---|---|
Length of inner edge | Width of Safety Area | Width of Safety Area | Width of Safety Area |
Length | 3386 m | 245 m | 1220 m |
Slope | 4.5% (1:22.2) | 8% (1:12.5) | 12.5% (1:8) |
Transitional Surface Slope | 50% (1:2) | 50% (1:2) | 50% (1:2) |
Transitional Surface Height | 45 m | 45 m | 45 m |
Time Spending | Time (s) |
---|---|
Arrival | 60 |
Taxi-in | 15 |
Turnaround | 300 |
Taxi-out | 15 |
Departure | 60 |
Number of TLOF Pads | 1 |
---|---|
Number of gates | 4 |
TLOF pad utilization (%) | 91.7 |
Gate utilization (%) | 61.9 |
Gate holding (%) | 8.3 |
Maximum number of passengers per hour | 80 |
Topology | Number of TLOF Pads | Number of Gates | TLOF Pad Utilization (%) | Gate Utilization (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Linear | 2 | 6 | 83.3 | 72.4 |
Satellite | 4 | 16 | 91.7 | 43.4 |
Pier | 2 | 12 | 100 | 55.5 |
Topology | Number of TLOF Pads | Number of Gates | TLOF Pad Utilization (%) | Gate Utilization (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Linear | 3 | 8 | 75 | 53.6 |
Satellite | 4 | 18 | 95.8 | 43.2 |
Pier | 3 | 13 | 94.4 | 53.5 |
Topology | Number of TLOF Pads | Number of Gates | TLOF Pad Utilization (%) | Gate Utilization (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Linear | 3 | 8 | 75 | 70.2 |
Satellite | 3 | 9 | 83.3 | 69.4 |
Pier | 3 | 11 | 88.9 | 54.2 |
Topology | Number of TLOF Pads | Number of Gates | TLOF Pad Utilization (%) | Gate Utilization (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Linear | 4 | 8 | 58.3 | 54.8 |
Satellite | 2 | 7 | 87.5 | 52.2 |
Pier | 4 | 20 | 100 | 57.5 |
Sections | Standard | Applied Value |
---|---|---|
Approach/departure surface | 1:8 (12.5%) | 1:8 (12.5%) |
Safety area + CD | 50.6 m | |
2 × CD | 27.6 m | |
- | 3 m | |
30.5 m |
Number of TLOF Pads | 5 |
---|---|
Number of gates | 51 |
TLOF pad utilization (%) | 93.3 |
Gate utilization (%) | 41.0 |
Gate holding (%) | 0.8 |
Maximum number of passengers per hour | 472 |
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Ahn, B.; Hwang, H.-Y. Design Criteria and Accommodating Capacity Analysis of Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility and Its Application at Gimpo Airport in Korea. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 6077. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126077
Ahn B, Hwang H-Y. Design Criteria and Accommodating Capacity Analysis of Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility and Its Application at Gimpo Airport in Korea. Applied Sciences. 2022; 12(12):6077. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126077
Chicago/Turabian StyleAhn, Byeongseon, and Ho-Yon Hwang. 2022. "Design Criteria and Accommodating Capacity Analysis of Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility and Its Application at Gimpo Airport in Korea" Applied Sciences 12, no. 12: 6077. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126077
APA StyleAhn, B., & Hwang, H.-Y. (2022). Design Criteria and Accommodating Capacity Analysis of Vertiports for Urban Air Mobility and Its Application at Gimpo Airport in Korea. Applied Sciences, 12(12), 6077. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12126077