Optimum Airport Capacity Utilization under Congestion Management: A Case Study of NY LaGuardia Airport

(4804 words, including abstract) Abstract. In the United States, most airports do not place any limitations on airline schedules. At a few major airports, the current scheduling restrictions (mostly administrative measures) have not been sufficiently strict to avoid consistent delays and have raised debates about both the efficiency and the fairness of the allocations. With a forecast 1.1 billion yearly air travelers within the U.S. by 2015, airport expansion and technology enhancement alone are not enough to cope with the competition-driven scheduling practices of the airline industry. The policy legacy needs to change to be consistent with airport capacities.