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Evaluation of scheduling methods for multiple runways
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Slater, G. L. Bolender, Michael A. |
| Copyright Year | 1996 |
| Description | Several scheduling strategies are analyzed in order to determine the most efficient means of scheduling aircraft when multiple runways are operational and the airport is operating at different utilization rates. The study compares simulation data for two and three runway scenarios to results from queuing theory for an M/D/n queue. The direction taken, however, is not to do a steady-state, or equilibrium, analysis since this is not the case during a rush period at a typical airport. Instead, a transient analysis of the delay per aircraft is performed. It is shown that the scheduling strategy that reduces the delay depends upon the density of the arrival traffic. For light traffic, scheduling aircraft to their preferred runways is sufficient; however, as the arrival rate increases, it becomes more important to separate traffic by weight class. Significant delay reduction is realized when aircraft that belong to the heavy and small weight classes are sent to separate runways with large aircraft put into the 'best' landing slot. |
| File Size | 1080536 |
| Page Count | 25 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960020469 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t09w5cn0h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-04-19 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Communications And Navigation Slots Runways Traffic Airports Scheduling Queueing Theory Light Aircraft Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
