Reducing airport delays using information and analytics
US8612126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/26
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for receiving, from a data source, at least one type of information for a plurality of aircraft, calculating efficiency data based on the received information, distributing the efficiency data to users of the system and storing the calculated efficiency data, the efficiency data including an average separation between arriving aircraft, an arrival rate an airport, an elapsed time from a point of interest to an arrival of the aircraft at an airport, a comparison of an actual base leg initiation to an optimal base leg initiation for an aircraft and a comparison of an estimated time for passing fixed points on an arrival path and the actual time for passing the fixed points.
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