--- title: "Plan capacity for the wave, not the daily average. | Fortune AI" description: "Daily processing capacity appears adequate, but overlapping flight waves exceed active lanes. See the evidence, approved action and result comparison." canonical: https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/capacity-planning/ language: en --- [Airport passenger flow analytics](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/) [Overview](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/)[Applications](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/applications/)[How it works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/workflow/)[Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/)[Buyer FAQ](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/faq/) [Industries](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/) / [Airport passenger flow analytics](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/) / [Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/) / Plan capacity for the wave, not the daily average. Airport passenger flow analytics # Plan capacity for the wave, not the daily average. Compare demand with active lanes, occupancy and service throughput by flight wave.  Capacity planning [Open full image](https://www.fortuneai.app/assets/industry-metric-stories/airport-03.jpg) 01 · Record the first operation ## What the team finds Daily processing capacity appears adequate, but overlapping flight waves exceed active lanes. Match forecast arrivals with occupied zones and actual staffed throughput. 02 · Decide at a later review ## Who acts, and what changes Responsible team · Terminal operations manager At the capacity meeting, approve a phased lane plan and reserve coverage for the overlap. The terminal manager assigns lane and staffing owners. 03 · Verify in the next comparable operation ## How the team checks the result At the next equivalent overlap, verify the staffed capacity. Compare queue accumulation, processing throughput and recovery after the wave. The result to review Flight-wave demand against processing capacity [Explore this application](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/applications/capacity-planning/)[See how the product works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/workflow/) More operating situations ## Different situations. A different next move. - [See where the next flight wave meets a slower terminal.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/passenger-flow/) - [Measure the passenger wait before the service counter.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/queue-management/) - [An approved lane plan still needs an on-time handover.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/resource-allocation/) [All application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/airport-operations/stories/) Fortune AI ## Bring one operating question. See your records, the relevant scene and an accountable next action in one review. [Request a demo](https://www.fortuneai.app/book/)