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ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 795-806.doi: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2013.0350

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Optimization Approach for Collaborative Operating Modes of Multi-runway Systems

YIN Jia'nan1,2, HU Minghua1,2, ZHANG Honghai1,2, MA Yuanyuan1,2   

  1. 1. College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China;
    2. National Key Laboratory of Air Traffic Flow Management, Nanjing 211106, China
  • Received:2013-05-21 Revised:2013-07-23 Online:2014-03-25 Published:2013-08-08
  • Supported by:

    Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education (CXZZ12_0165); National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China (2011BAH24B09); National Natural Science Foundation of China (61104159); Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Abstract:

Low service ability of an airfield area causes frequent air traffic congestion and flight delays at busy airports. The airport system calls for capacity and efficiency improvements urgently to relieve the current congested situation. In this work, an optimization approach for the collaborative operating modes of multi-runway systems is proposed to balance the demand and capacity. Runway operating modes are classified in detail taking into consideration the airport layout, air traffic characteristics, weather conditions and other factors comprehensively. Based on the theory of runway capacity envelope, a corresponding optimization model is established by introducing the capacity loss coefficient which objectively reflects the mode switching characteristics. Then an elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm is designed combined with the multi-objective optimization theory, and applied to solve the problem of multi-runway operating mode configuration. Simulation results show that the above model and algorithm can achieve optimized multi-runway configuration and improve demand-capacity balancing. Compared with the single runway mode, the combined runway modes bring about a striking optimization effect which results in a 38.1% reduction in the cost of flight delays and a 46.4% decrease in the quantity of adjusted flights. The approach provided can significantly enhance collaborative operating efficiency of a multi-runway system, and effectively improve air traffic punctuality.

Key words: air traffic control, operating mode of runway, multi-objective optimization, airport demand-capacity balancing, capacity loss coefficient

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