Research Article

A Mesoscopic Simulation Model for Airport Curbside Management

Table 5

Results for double parking scenario (bold cells indicate that result is significantly different from the base case).

Performance measureBase case meanBase case standard dev.Scenario meanScenario standard dev.% difference-statistic

Utilization ratio, inner curbside0.800.020.810.021%1.77
Utilization ratio, outer curbside0.640.120.550.04−14%3.55
ratio, inner curbside0.260.010.260.011%0.52
ratio, outer curbside0.610.060.660.088%2.34
Avg. dwell time, p. veh (sec)9012824−9%3.35
Avg. dwell time, taxis (sec)1341113691%0.59
Avg. dwell time, limos (sec)32132331223%1.31
Avg. walk distance, p. veh (m)157315630%0.88
Avg. walk distance, taxis (m)9949940%0.01
Avg. walk distance, limos (m)914904−1%0.94
Avg. wait time, p. veh (sec)133601504112%1.12
Avg. wait time, taxis (sec)2311−48%1.91
Avg. wait time, limos (sec)111111%0.24
Avg. vehicle wait time, p. veh (sec)199145−27%2.46
Avg. vehicle wait time, taxis (sec)84118591%0.46
Avg. vehicle wait time, limos (sec)22132232235%1.43
Avg. pass. queue length for p. veh (psgr)4422491512%1.01
Avg. number of circulating vehicles (veh)1310211453%2.09
Number of through vehicles (veh)3761837216−1%0.92
Avg. number of p. veh in system (veh)491350122%0.21
Avg. number of taxis in system (veh)2412411%1.95
Avg. number of limos in system (veh)1801800%0.16
Total number of p. veh departed (veh/hr)1173261180191%1.09
Total number of taxis departed (veh/hr)36217362160%0.03
Total number of limos departed (veh/hr)152141489−3%1.36
Average number of taxis in CVHA (veh)871188112%0.53
Average number of limos in CVHA (veh)6076376%1.80