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WANG Y J，SHUI X Y，WANG M Y. Research progress on airport slot allocation[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，2024，50（4）：1065-1076 （in Chinese） doi: 10.13700/j.bh.1001-5965.2022.0425
Citation: WANG Y J，SHUI X Y，WANG M Y. Research progress on airport slot allocation[J]. Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，2024，50（4）：1065-1076 （in Chinese） doi: 10.13700/j.bh.1001-5965.2022.0425
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Research progress on airport slot allocation

doi: 10.13700/j.bh.1001-5965.2022.0425

  • College of Civil Aviation，Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics，Nanjing 211106，China

Funds:  National Natural Science Foundation of China (U2033203)
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  • Corresponding author: E-mail：ywang@nuaa.edu.cn
  • Received Date: 28 May 2022
  • Accepted Date: 06 Jul 2022
    • Available Online: 29 Apr 2024
  • Publish Date: 19 Jul 2022
    Abstract

  • Most of the busiest airports airports face severe congestion and flight delays. Optimal allocating airport slots is one of the most effective ways in airport demand management. This paper systematically reviews the progress of research in airport slots allocation, as well as the main techniques in setting airport declared capacity and allocating slots. The major challenging issues of stochastic optimization were identified in such areas as the determination of airport declared capacity, the slot allocation in an airport, in an airport network and in the multi-airport system, and the technical complexity. Main research directions in slot allocation are further discussed and suggested.

     

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