A multi-objective nonlinear integer programming model for mixed runway operations within the TMAs

Kaplan Z., Çetek C., SARAÇ T.

Aeronautical Journal, sa.1320, ss.340-370, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1017/aer.2023.50
  • Dergi Adı: Aeronautical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Applied Science & Technology Source, Compendex, Computer & Applied Sciences, INSPEC
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.340-370
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Air traffic management, Aircraft sequencing and scheduling problem, Keywords:, Mixed-integer nonlinear programming, Multi-objective programming
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Global air traffic demand has shown rapid growth for the last three decades. This growth led to more delays and congestion within terminal manoeuvring areas (TMAs) around major airports. The efficient use of airport capacities through the careful planning of air traffic flows is imperative to overcome these problems. In this study, a mixed-integer nonlinear programming (MINLP) model with a multi-objective approach was developed to solve the aircraft sequencing and scheduling problem for mixed runway operations within the TMAs. The model contains fuel cost functions based on airspeed, altitude, bank angle, and the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. The optimisation problem was solved by using the -constraint method where total delay and total fuel functions were simultaneously optimised. We tested the model with different scenarios generated based on the real traffic data of Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport. The results revealed that the average total delay and average total fuel were reduced by 26.4% and 6.7%, respectively.