Guidance for Automation to Optimize Airport Efficiency

The shortage of available personnel to fully staff all the open roles within an airport environment is one of the primary concerns expressed by airports across the country. The departure and retirement of workers in the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly reduced the number of skilled and knowledgeable workers. Although much automation exists within the airport environment, manual processes across the entire ecosystem still exist that could be automated or supplemented with technology to increase operational efficiency. The objective of this research is to identify key areas of automation that can serve to improve airport operational efficiency.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5583

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Proposed
• Funding: $450000
• Contract Numbers:

  06-10

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Airport Cooperative Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC    20001

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591
• Project Managers:

  Griffin, Matthew

• Start Date: 20230807
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Airport operations; Airports; Automation; Optimization; Personnel; Productivity; Shortages
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01889824
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: 06-10
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 10 2023 10:14AM