Estimating Airfield Capacity for AMC Operations

<p>Airfields are as important to the American military's ability to rapidly project power or provide relief as are the aircraft that deliver the necessary people and material to points around the globe. In the past airfield capacities have been estimated for deployment planning purposes primarily on the basis of three items of information: maximum-on-the-ground which is the largest number of aircraft of a particular type that can be parked on the airfield at the same time; aircraft parking equivalencies which are the ratios telling how many aircraft of other types can park in the same space as a standard aircraft; and standard service times which are the average lengths of time different aircraft spend on the ground when they land. This approach although simple and mathematically sound has led to unreliable and inaccurate measurements of airfield capacities in the past. This has contributed to overestimates of the ability of the airlift system to move forces and supplies into overseas theaters of operation. In order to achieve more accurate estimates of airfield capacities a model must be implemented that more closely models factors that affect an airfield's throughput capacity the airfield capacity estimator (ACE) model could be that tool.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>