An aircraft taxi simulation model for the United Parcel Service Louisville Air Park

Author

Ottman, W. Swain ; Ford, Angela C. ; Reinhardt, Gregory R.

Author_Institution

United Parcel Service, Louisville, KY, USA

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

1221

Abstract

The Louisville International Airport arrives and departs over 200 flights on a daily basis for United Parcel Service (UPS). The number of arrivals and departures continues to grow with the expansion of the airport and UPS. A simulation model was developed to analyze the daily taxi and takeoff operation of UPS aircraft. Inputs to the model include aircraft schedules, flight patterns and runway information. Customized outputs include aircraft departure statistics for each flight and runway utilization. The model assists planners in developing aircraft departure schedules that minimize taxi and ramp delay times

Keywords

aerospace computing; aircraft; digital simulation; postal services; Louisville International Airport; United Parcel Service Louisville Air Park; aircraft departure statistics; aircraft schedules; aircraft taxi simulation model; customized outputs; daily takeoff operation; daily taxi operation; flight patterns; runway information; runway utilization; Aerospace simulation; Aircraft; Airports; Analytical models; Decision making; Delay; Packaging; Statistics; Uninterruptible power systems;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1999 Winter

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5780-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.1999.816844

Filename

816844