The original
airport configuration in Jeddah was only designed to support an annual capacity of 7 million passengers, but
The most common causal factors of runway incursions include: complex
airport configuration, low-visibility conditions, cockpit-management issues and non-tower airport operations.
It completes a range of products designed for each type of aircraft,
airport configuration and specific user operating conditions.
The tool considers numerous constraints and factors affecting departure sequence including flight departure time, traffic flow constraints, wake vortex spacing rules and current
airport configuration. 10/5/2009
* How do changes to the physical
airport configuration affect my staffing levels?
Knowing the
airport configuration will help make sure you don't head for the wrong runway after you break out.
To directly address issues involving human performance for a future
airport configuration, human-in-the-loop simulation is the only way to validate assumptions in advance and reduce the risk of an inaccurate cost-benefit analysis.
In a general notice (GENOT), the FAA says that air traffic managers must review the impact that
airport configuration and local conditions may have on TIPH operations, and prepare a facility directive that prescribes local procedures.