A simulation model of aircraft ground handling: Case study of the wroclaw airport terminal

Abstract

The article presents a system dynamic approach in the modelling of the aircraft ground handling process. The aim of the article is to use the developed simulation model to determine the operational ability of the aircraft. The article identifies subsequent activities performed during the ground-handling process and presents them in the form of graph and defines the dependence between them. An algorithm of the operation on the model and its verification was presented on the basis of data obtained from measurements conducted at the Wrocław Airport. Aircraft from category B according to ICAO was tested. On the basis of the model, the robustness of the ground-handling system was analyzed depending on the intensity of aircraft reports. The article discusses limitations of the model and the direction of work to implement further stages of tasks involving the development of the model of logistics support for the airport operation.