Effect of Wind on Operating-Cost-Based Cruise Speed Reduction for Delay Absorption

En route speed reduction can be used for air traffic flow management (ATFM), e.g., delaying aircraft while airborne or realizing metering at an arrival fix. In previous publications, the authors identified the flight conditions that maximize the airborne delay without incurring extra fuel consumption with respect to the nominal (not delayed) flight. In this paper, the effect of wind on this strategy is studied, and the sensitivity to wind forecast errors is also assessed. A case study done in Chicago O'Hare airport (ORD) is presented, showing that wind has a significant effect on the airborne delay that can be realized and that, in some cases, even tailwinds might lead to an increase in the maximum amount of airborne delay. The values of airborne delay are representative enough to suggest that this speed reduction technique might be useful in a real operational scenario. Moreover, the speed reduction strategy is more robust than nominal operations against fuel consumption in the presence of wind forecast uncertainties.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2013.2246864
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/41297384
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of IEEE.
• Authors:
  • Delgado, Luis
  • Prats, Xavier
• Publication Date: 2013-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 918-927
• Serial:
  • IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Volume: 14
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • ISSN: 1524-9050
  • Serial URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=6979

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Flight delays; Flow control (Air traffic control); Forecasting; Fuel consumption; Speed; Wind factor (Air navigation)
• Identifier Terms: Chicago O'Hare International Airport
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01524766
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TLIB, TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 2014 4:36PM