route capacity

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route capacity

1. The maximum traffic flow of vehicles in one direction at the most restricted point on the route.
2. The maximum number of metric tons which can be moved in one direction over a particular route in one hour. It is the product of the maximum traffic flow and the average payload of the vehicles using the route. See also railway line capacity.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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Theoretical calculation and computer simulation data analysis are conducted to obtain approach and departure route capacity for the fifth flight path (Tables 9 and 10), time interval at approach corridors (Table 11), and departure time interval and number of waiting flights at airports and corridors (Tables 12 and 13).

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Configured with 209 seats, the first aircraft will support the need for increasing the airline's route capacity during the winter season 2017/2018, with the second aircraft being planned for delivery to support the summer season of 2018.

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Called a 'GRIP 2 Feasibility Study', the Network Rail study will focus on: Establishing route capacity for the |extra services given the existing/ planned freight operation on this stretch of railway and the East Coast Main Line.

New study in bid to re-establish passenger rail link

* Establishing route capacity for the extra services given the existing/planned freight operation on this stretch of railway and the East Coast Main Line.

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However, in its submission, Jet Airways argued that despite the possibility of subsidies for the new domestic routes, the policy requirement to deploy 100% of trunk route capacity on regional routes could cause overcapacity and hence should be should be reduced to 50%.