Influence of Air Traffic on Flight Delays

Abstract

One of conditions for securing flight safety is a restriction on intensity of an air traffic flow within the sector of air traffic services, as well as of the flows in the section of the route, in the route crossing points, at the aerodrome. To assess the capacity and to identify periods of peak load during the study, statistical traffic intensity data values within 14 days were analyzed. Data collection was carried out at Vnukovo airport in August 2015. The information on the number of departing, arriving and delayed flights with hourly intervals was organized by a number of criteria, a summary table on intensity and regularity of air traffic was drawn up. Measures to «smooth the peaks», based on the total cumulative practice, were offered.