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The flight efficiency analysis on the Multi-Arrival Route Point Merge System

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2021

A. Oren Open the ORCID record for A. Oren [Opens in a new window]  and
O. Sahin Open the ORCID record for O. Sahin [Opens in a new window]
A. Oren*
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Air Traffic Control, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Turkey
O. Sahin
Affiliation:
Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics Department of Air Traffic Control, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Turkey
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*Corresponding author. Email: alperoren@eskisehir.edu.tr
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Abstract

This study proposes a new operational concept of the Point Merge System, called Multi-Arrival Route Point Merge System (MAR-PMS), which is an air traffic control method used to sequence aircraft arrivals in a given terminal control area. The proposed concept enables the additional arrival routes that have an angular difference to each sequencing leg. Furthermore, a time-indexed 0-1 linear programming model is formulated. The obtained results are validated in a real time simulation. The comparison results of PMS and MAR-PMS show that the average reduction of 19% of total flight time, 23% of total flight distance, and 19% in total fuel burned and reduction in CO2 emissions in favor of a proposed concept.

Keywords

Air traffic managementPoint merge systemAircraft scheduling/sequencingFlight efficiency0-1 linear programming
Type
Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 126 , Issue 1299 , May 2022 , pp. 755 - 767
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Aeronautical Society

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