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Some effects of aircraft arrival sequence algorithms

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  • A R Brentnall

    (Imperial College London)

  • R C H Cheng

    (University of Southampton)

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Although various airport landing sequencing algorithms have been considered in the literature, little work has been done in comparing their effects on Air Traffic Control, especially against first-come first-served (FCFS) runway sequences, the method most widely used in practice. This paper compares a number of such algorithms using a discrete-event simulation model of an airport with a single landing runway. Statistical methods are used to test for effects of sequencing algorithm, delay-sharing strategy, arrival rate and wake-vortex mix. Little benefit to delay, or stability of sequencing advice, is found from advanced sequencing when small changes are made to inputs calibrated to a specific airspace. Advanced sequencing improves landing rate, compared with FCFS sequencing, only when aircraft arrival rate is greater than maximum runway landing rate, and wake-vortex mix is sufficiently varied. Constrained position shifting constraints limit these improvements and it is shown that deterministic optimal techniques may actually be sub-optimal in a dynamic environment. Our main conclusion is that FCFS is a robust method under many conditions.

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  • A R Brentnall & R C H Cheng, 2009. "Some effects of aircraft arrival sequence algorithms," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 60(7), pages 962-972, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:jorsoc:v:60:y:2009:i:7:d:10.1057_palgrave.jors.2602636
    DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602636
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