Demonstration of Reduced Airport Congestion Through Pushback Rate Control
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NcontrolATM2011_ICATreport.pdf
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Author(s)
Simaiakis, Ioannis
Balakrishnan, Hasmsa
Khadilkar, Harshad
Reynolds, Tom G.
Hansman, R. John
Reilly, B.
Urlass, S.
Date Issued
February 2, 2011
Series/Report no.
ICAT;2011-2
Abstract
Airport surface congestion results in significant increases in taxi times, fuel burn and emissions at major airports. This paper presents the field tests of a control strategy to airport congestion control at Boston Logan International Airport. The approach determines a suggested rate to meter pushbacks from the gate, in order to prevent the airport surface from entering congested states and reduce the time that flights spend with engines on while taxiing to the runway. The field trials demonstrated that significant benefits were achievable through such a strategy: during eight four-hour tests conducted during August and September 2010, fuel use was reduced by an estimated 12,000-15,000 kg (3,900-4,900 US gallons), while aircraft gate pushback times were increased by an average of only 4.3 minutes.
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Airport surface congestion
taxi times
fuel burn
emissions
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