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AIRPORT CAPACITY [1 record]

Record 1 2024-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Airfields
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

The amount of air traffic, passengers and vehicles which an airport system comprising airside, terminal and landside access can accommodate per unit of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérodromes
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
CONT

La capacité aéroportuaire. La capacité d'un aéroport est essentiellement limitée par celle de ses accès, surtout aériens. Or le débit des grandes pistes est de 35 à 40 mouvements à l'heure, un peu moins si le trafic comprend beaucoup d'avions gros porteurs dont la turbulence de sillage nécessite des séparations accrues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aeródromos
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
OBS

[...] es la combinación de la capacidad de las pistas y de la terminal.

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