CAST Airport Simulation, Capacity Assessment, Demand Forecasting, Master Planning & Design

Airport Research Center GmbH has completed a simulation study of the check-in area at Copenhagen Airport.

Copenhagen Airport is planning modifications to the international check-in area within the next years. These modifications aim to improve the passenger flow for passengers arriving by train and all passengers leaving the baggage reclaim area. Furthermore the area connecting Terminal 3 and Terminal 2 shall be expanded to offer more flow space and some more check-in capacity using automated bag drop machines.

Airport Reserach Center set up a detailed CAST Terminal Model and simulated different layout alternatives in combination with different check-in allocation scenarios.

Possible bottlenecks as well as possible ‘dead areas’ were identified and the drawbacks and advantages of the different solutions could be shown to find the most suitable and future proof one. Comparing the results of the scenario simulations with the results from the baseline simulation the effect of the terminal modification could be described. This description was a significant contributor to the decision on final layout and timing of the individual elements.

For more information please see the project report.