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Method for issuing adaptive ground delays to air traffic

  • US 5,265,023 A
  • Filed: 07/27/1990
  • Issued: 11/23/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/27/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for issuing adaptive ground delays to air traffic comprising:

  • a flow control facility computing apparatus which issues ground delays;

    a database of real time flight status information;

    apparatus for communicating said flight status information to said computing apparatus; and

    means for automatically updating and reissuing ground delays and reallocating arrival slots as a function of said real time flight status information;

    wherein the computing apparatus reassigns arrival slots which become vacant according the following steps;

    searching a waitlist of flights that have been assigned ground delay, according to earliest EDCT (with ground delay added), for a candidate eligible to fill a vacant arrival slot;

    assigning an eligible candidate to said vacant slot, thereby creating another vacant arrival slot; and

    continuing until no eligible candidates are found on said waitlist.

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