Why would an airport deliberately stripe stands in these non-parallel manners?
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Spatial efficiency?
Spatial efficiency?
maybe… but you still have to have the wing clearance to get by… they’re deep enough that they could be straight… genuinely curious.
Maybe the spatial efficiency is not dictated by the (size of the) planes.
But by underground facilities or ground conditions.
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And it’s a little weird right now, Atlanta and Vegas are totally plane empty on google maps… creepy weird…
looking at these pictures here, I think they are splayed out this way to make room for larger aircraft
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This is the reason, according to IATA:
Multiple Aircraft Receiving Stands/Ramp System (MARS): Aircraft stands designed to accommodate one larger or two smaller aircraft, providing flexibility to the operation (e.g., one Code-E position can be occupied, or two Code-C positions).
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This is the reason, according to IATA:
Multiple Aircraft Receiving Stands/Ramp System (MARS): Aircraft stands designed to accommodate one larger or two smaller aircraft, providing flexibility to the operation (e.g., one Code-E position can be occupied, or two Code-C positions).
Thank you, sincerely for answering this question with professional understanding and expertise. I’m grateful.
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Gates in Atlanta are not arranged for the direction of travel. Your picture is of Concourse D North which has had its gates shuffled over the years. When they added jet ways, they really crammed the most gates as possible and it led to some interesting layouts in order to accommodate them all. Another point to consider is jet way movement. In order to properly meet the aircraft, there needs to be certain distance from the terminal and proper angles. Bit of an over simplified explanation as I do not have the exact reason each of the jet ways and gates in your picture were setup the way they were.
In your original post, there appears to be some additional parking lines for aircraft of different sizes. Some of the gates are probably arranged in a way to allow a larger aircraft to park and not affect aircraft at adjacent gates. In the picture Void posted, the one on the right, it appears setup to accept a large aircraft and utilize two jet ways or split and park two smaller aircraft. Looks like it needs to be angled slightly in order to allow sufficient room for an aircraft to park on the right side of the image. Which airport is that from by the way?
Gates in Atlanta are not arranged for the direction of travel. Your picture is of Concourse D North which has had its gates shuffled over the years. When they added jet ways, they really crammed the most gates as possible and it led to some interesting layouts in order to accommodate them all. Another point to consider is jet way movement. In order to properly meet the aircraft, there needs to be certain distance from the terminal and proper angles. Bit of an over simplified explanation as I do not have the exact reason each of the jet ways and gates in your picture were setup the way they were.
In your original post, there appears to be some additional parking lines for aircraft of different sizes. Some of the gates are probably arranged in a way to allow a larger aircraft to park and not affect aircraft at adjacent gates. In the picture Void posted, the one on the right, it appears setup to accept a large aircraft and utilize two jet ways or split and park two smaller aircraft. Looks like it needs to be angled slightly in order to allow sufficient room for an aircraft to park on the right side of the image. Which airport is that from by the way?
Thank you sincerely for your response. Interesting that you could identify the terminal at Atlanta. that’s awesome insight.
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