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E-book Airport Operations
The planning and operation of airports must, if they are to be successful, take into account the interactions among these three major components or system actors. For the system to operate well, each of the actors must reach some form of equilibrium with the other two. Failure to do so will result in suboptimal conditions, exemplified by a number of undesirable phenomena that are indicators of inadequate operation. Each phenomenon can, in a state
of unrestrained competition, lead to an eventual decline in the scale of operation at the airport facility or at least a loss of traffic total share as traffic is attracted elsewhere. In the absence of a competitive option, total demand levels will be depressed below levels achievable in the optimal state. Modern airports, with their long runways and taxiways, extensive apron and terminal areas, and expensive ground handling and flight navigation equipment, constitute substantial infrastructure investments. All over the world, airports have been seen as facilities requiring public investment, and as such, they are frequently part of a national airport system designed and financed to produce maximum benefit from public funding.
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