Journal of Northeastern University(Natural Science) ›› 2023, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (9): 1359-1368.DOI: 10.12068/j.issn.1005-3026.2023.09.017

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Evaluation of Passengers’ Walking Convenience for Airport Comprehensive Transportation Hub Based on Spatial Experience

BAO Dan-wen1,2, CHEN Zhuo1, ZHOU Jia-yi1, YAO Xin-yu1   

  1. 1. College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211100, China; 2. Civil Airport Safety and Operation Engineering Technology Research Center, Beijing 101312, China.
  • Published:2023-09-28
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Abstract: The method of evaluating passengers’ walking convenience is critical for guiding the planning, design and optimization of an airport’s comprehensive transportation hub. Firstly, the smoothness evaluation index was constructed to capture the spatial layout characteristics of transfer facilities and to develop the walking convenience evaluation index system based on speed and timeliness. The spatial comprehensibility factor was then added to quantify the impact of complicated spatial visibility on passengers’ walking behavior. An evaluation method of walking convenience was proposed based on spatial experience. Finally, the differences in the level of walking convenience of each transportation mode at Nanjing Lukou Airport(NKG)were analyzed. The results showed that the evaluation method is more objective and accurate than the traditional methods, and the lowest walking convenience is from the metro station to the check-in hall of T1. The optimization strategy can improve the overall walking convenience by 8.2%, which is proposed in three aspects including the setting of walking traffic facilities.

Key words: air transportation; walking convenience; traffic accessibility theory; airport comprehensive transportation hub; spatial viewshed analysis

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