DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AN AIRPORT TERMINAL SIMULATION-MODEL -A CASE-STUDY OF CKS AIRPORT

Technology advancement, terminal user behavior and changes of service characteristics of terminal facilities all have great impact on airpor t terminal operations. Consequently, the adequacy of traditional airpo rt terminal planning concepts and standards have recently been challen ged and are worth being explored. To investigate the associated impact of environmental changes on terminal operations, a simulation model w hich takes into consideration air travel patterns, facility operationa l characteristics, flight delays, passenger behavior and needs, etc, i s developed and verified. The simulation logic and results show that t he model works well for the case of CKS (Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport, Taipei) operations. Also, the exploration demonstrates that passenger arrival patterns, numbers of group passengers, flight delays and load factors all have very significant influences on terminal spa ce requirements. This result strongly suggests that local characterist ics should not be neglected in planning terminal operations.