Performance Evaluation of Passenger Loading Zones at Chiang Mai International Airport

Abstract

The popularity of Air transportation is tremendously growing due to affordable price and time saving benefits. According to high popularity, travelling volume by Aircraft has been rising considerably over the past decade. Following the trend, Chiang Mai International Airport is suffering from traffic congestion due to the increasing travel volume, especially in the passenger loading zone as it is not designed to handle the rapidly growth in passenger volume. This research aims to analyze and evaluate the performance of passenger loading pattern within Chiang Mai International Airport. To analyze that, the microscopic transportation and traffic model is used to help in finding the appropriate management model. Behavior of passenger at the loading zones and the speed of vehicles entering the passenger loading zones are key factors to be assessed. To analyze and evaluate the passenger loading time, there are 4 main conditions in the model: (1) The current airport loading zones (2) Zones of grouped vehicles (Sections) (3) the FIFO policy (First In First Out) and (4) Specific lane for specific vehicle type, which will indicate delay occurred in each transfer of each condition. The results will greatly improve service efficiency (LOS) and airport traffic, including countermeasures for future traffic congestion