Examination of air traffic flow at a major airport

Author

Sokkar, Fathi ; Harjanto, Andy ; Nelson, Stewart V.

Author_Institution

Coll. of Bus., Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti, MI, USA

fYear

1990

fDate

9-12 Dec 1990

Firstpage

784

Lastpage

792

Abstract

A GPSS model is developed for simulating air traffic flow at a major metropolitan airport. It simulates scheduled and non-scheduled flights and incorporates official airline guide flight schedules, Department of Transportation delay statistics, and additional data obtained from all airlines operating out of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Simulation outputs include capacity and delay statistics which can be tabulated by runway, gate, and air carrier. This model can be used to study the effect of weather conditions, scheduling patterns, and runway utilization modes on airport congestion and flight delays

Keywords

administrative data processing; air traffic computer control; airports; digital simulation; Department of Transportation delay statistics; Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport; GPSS model; air carrier; air traffic flow; airport congestion; capacity; delay statistics; flight delays; metropolitan airport; official airline guide flight schedules; runway; runway utilization; scheduling patterns; weather conditions; Aerospace simulation; Air transportation; Airports; Delay effects; Delay estimation; FAA; Statistics; Traffic control; US Department of Transportation; Weather forecasting;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 1990. Proceedings., Winter

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

0-911801-72-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1990.129614

Filename

129614