SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF PASSENGER CHECK IN AND BAGGAGE SCREENING AREA AT CHICAGO-ROCKFORD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Abstract – Air transportation today is probably the most effective and convenient mode of traveling, considering the short travel time and the increasing affordability for people. The airport is always a place of rush with people traveling back and forth, as well as a large number of flights flying in and out of the region. The various operations inside the airport terminal are not always easy. At peak times, airport operations can become very busy and cumbersome. By using simulation, the airport system can be modeled into a computer program, and the effects of various parameters – such as number of passengers on a flight and number of flights a time – can be studied. Thus steps can be taken for effective operation during such conditions. In this paper, the passenger check in area and the baggage screening area have been simulated using an object based simulation modeling tool, FLEXSIM. After completing the model, various scenarios were evaluated to provide an optimum working scenario for efficient operation. I