Dynamic concept of runway stripes according to type of operation: airport infrastructure optimisation

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to show practical application criteria for the concept of operational runway strips. The need to optimize the use of airport infrastructures is of particular interest from various points of view, including operational, environmental and economic ones. Naturally, runways do not escape this reality. The operational demands imposed by the traffic mix, according to the combination of aircraft, propeller type and operational weights, requested for the origins/destinations by the airlines' business plans, demand a “required” runway while the airport offers, through its existing infrastructure, an “available” runway.