Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport APM Systems

by Harley L. Moore, III, Lea&Elliott, Inc, Arlington, United States,
Maurizio Foschi, Lea&Elliott, Inc, Arlington, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Automated People Movers IV

Abstract:

The Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO) at Fumicino near Rome has grown significantly over the past ten years and this is expected to continue. FCO is well located to serve as a terminus and as a transfer point for flights to and from the Mediterranean, Europe, the Near East, and Africa. The airport, like its aviation markets, is expected to change dramatically, creating a major challenge to master planning and to design responses for the future terminal facilities and their connecting APM systems. Shuttle and pinched loop APM systems were investigated in a Master Plan APM concept validation study. Both offer high levels of service. The shuttle configuration does not meet capacity given station length constraints. The pinched loop solves this, but increases complexity and costs. Both have maintenance facility location and size issues: the shuttle takes considerable space within the new satellite terminals and the pinched loop needs a separate location and additional guideway.

Subject Headings: Airport terminals | Structural systems | Building design | Automated people movers | Terminal facilities | System analysis | Structural design | Europe | Italy | Rome | Africa

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