An airport runway accommodates 18 arrival flights in an hour and departure flights occur every 2.1429 minutes during normal weather season. During holidays, arrival flights are increase to 24 but on bad weather conditions, departure flights is changed to 2.727 minutes due to a decline in flight departures. Determine the queueing characteristics of the airport during these conditions.

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An airport runway accommodates 18 arrival flights in an hour and departure flights occur every
2.1429 minutes during normal weather season. During holidays, arrival flights are increase to 24 but
on bad weather conditions, departure flights is changed to 2.727 minutes due to a decline in flight
departures. Determine the queueing characteristics of the airport during these conditions.
Transcribed Image Text:An airport runway accommodates 18 arrival flights in an hour and departure flights occur every 2.1429 minutes during normal weather season. During holidays, arrival flights are increase to 24 but on bad weather conditions, departure flights is changed to 2.727 minutes due to a decline in flight departures. Determine the queueing characteristics of the airport during these conditions.
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