COMPUTER ESTIMATES OF DELAYS AND DELAY COSTS AT CONGESTED AIRPORTS

Using well known results from queueing theory, namely the queueing models M/M/K and M/D/K, this study provides computer estimates for statistics of interest at congested airports. For time varying demand rates these two queueing models are used to approximate the time dependent queueing statistics at airports. Special attention is paid to average waiting times and the resulting delay costs. The obtained results provide considerable insight into such phenomena as the strongly non-linear increase in waiting times during peaks in the demand distribution and the effects of additional demand during peak and non-peak periods. It is obvious that administrators of busy airports have to take into account these factors in determining pricing policies and landing fees.

• Corporate Authors:

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  77 Massachusetts Avenue
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02139
• Authors:
  • Hengsbach, H
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 63 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Airport capacity; Airport operations; Airports; Information processing; Peak periods; Queuing theory; Statistics; Traffic congestion; Traffic delays; Waiting time
• Candidate Terms: Airport congestion
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport management; Queueing theory
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155479
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Report/Paper Numbers: MS Thesis
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM