In general Airport Capacity Planning and Assessment defines all activities related to the capability of an airport system to handle a certain demand in flight and passengers.
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Arrival capacity is typically expressed as an hourly rate: the number of arriving aircraft the airport can handle per hour.
It is affected by the physical constraints of the available infrastructure, such as the maximum throughput figure of a runway or the maximum number of passengers based on the limited terminal space available.
Capacity-demand balanceIt indicates how well an airport can accommodate the desired level of traffic, and how much congestion, delay or inefficiency it may experience. A positive balance means that the airport has excess capacity, and can handle more traffic without compromising the quality of service.
How do airports become capacity constrained? Constraints here could include physical movements, time, flight operations, military operations, easing the noise, weather, reduced flows, length, size of aircraft, and so on. There are also environmental requirements to consider.
The various types of airport planning studies may be performed on a variety of different levels. Three such levels of planning include system planning, master planning, and project planning.
Airline capacity reflects the planned total seat capacity airlines expect to offer in the upcoming months. Change in seat capacity is subject to normal changes in supply and demand and country-to-country air agreements.