PLI - Peak Load Index
The Peak Load Index (PLI) and the Basic Load Index (BLI) were defined as indicators that enable to compare airport capacity utilisation .
Schinwald/Hornung (2014) describe a procedure to quantify the level of capacity utilisation comparing two characteristic throughput values. The PLI is a measure for the time the airport operates traffic peaks. The BLI measures how much of the available capacity is used across the majority of the operating conditions.
See Also
- Basic Load Index (BLI) .
- Airport Capacity Utilisation page in the Methodology section.
- Schinwald, and Hornung (2014) “Methodical Approach to determine the capacity utilisation of airports: the development of the European Air Traffic System between 2008 and 2012”, Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress 2014, DocumentID: 340138, PDF