Airspace Design and Arrival/Departure Planning
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At airports without any plans to add new runways, it is imperative to best utilize the existing airport capacity in order to meet continued growth in traffic demand. One approach to maximize the use of airspace and airport is through efficient traffic planning in real time. This paper presents the development of a simulation prototype for Brussels National Airport to project demand in sectors or at fixes for advance traffic planning and load balancing, and to help sequence and schedule arrivals/departures to maximize runway utilization. Functions and algorithm in three phases of development are discussed. The paper also highlights the type of information the simulation generates for projected demand and aircraft situations in various sectors and over different fixes in the Belgium airspace, and provides illustrations of corresponding displays. The future traffic demand can be displayed at a specific future clock time or for selected time intervals as considered appropriate for making traffic flow decisions.
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