Air traffic control response to delays - a system study of Newark International Airport

Author

Evans, Antony D. ; Clarke, John-Paul

Author_Institution

MIT Int. CenterforAir Transp., Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Abstract

Airport delays are a significant problem in the US air transportation system. Between 1999 and 2000 the number of flights delayed increased by 20 percent despite only a 0.4% increase in total operations. Newark International Airport (EWR), one of New York City´s primary airports, is one of the airports in the US most impacted by delays. Newark had the highest percentage of operations delayed in 1999, and was second only to LaGuardia Airport in 2000. Nearly 85% of delays at Newark are caused by adverse weather impacting an airport that may be characterized as having limited capacity and a very full schedule. Although Newark is heavily impacted by weather, delays have not increased significantly since 1998. This indicates that the airlines, air traffic control (ATC), and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey have successfully adapted.

Keywords

air traffic; air traffic control; airports; delays; scheduling; ATC; EWR; Newark International Airport system study; US air transportation system; adverse weather conditions; air traffic control; air traffic control delay response; airlines; airport delays; airport schedules; delayed operations; flight delays; limited airport capacity; surface delays; Air traffic control; Air transportation; Airports; Delay effects; Delay systems; Digital signal processing; FAA; History; Personnel; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 2002. Proceedings. The 21st

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7367-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2002.1067904

Filename

1067904