Optimizing Aircraft Operations in Case of Increasing Demand for Limited Airport Capacity


DEMİREL S., Çınar E.

European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, cilt.25, sa.1, ss.86-101, 2025 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.59490/ejtir.2025.25.1.7175
  • Dergi Adı: European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Compendex, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.86-101
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Air traffic control, Airport operations, Demand/capacity imbalance, Limited airport capacity
  • Erzincan Binali Yıldırım Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The purpose of this paper is to minimize the total difference between the requested and assigned departure time of aircraft to enhance the efficiency of using limited airport capacity. The mathematical model was formed by employing mixed integer linear programming. The parameters, decision variables, and constraints were defined to cover the problem. The baseline and alternative scenarios were compared to present the improved results. Sensitivity analysis was performed to test the ability of the model with different parameters. Also, in order to test the mathematical model, distinct from both the baseline and alternative scenarios, CHQ airport was based by using its number of parking positions and taxi-in/out durations in the sensitivity analysis. The proposed model reduced the total difference by 20.78% for 30 aircraft for 5 parking positions in the alternative scenario. The results showed that it may well serve to improve the imbalance regarding operational conditions.