Resumo

HERRERA-GARCIA, Alfonso; MORENO-QUINTERO, Eric  e  MARTNER-PEYRELONGUE, Carlos Daniel. Evaluation of a New Strategy for Attending Takeoffs and Landings to Reduce Aircraft Operating Costs and Passenger Delays at the Mexico City International Airport. Ing. invest. y tecnol. [online]. 2014, vol.15, n.1, pp.51-61. ISSN 2594-0732.

The objective of this research was to evaluate a strategy for attending the takeoffs and landings at a congested airport, in order to reduce aircraft operating costs and passenger delay times. The continuous growth of air transport activity has created congestion at major airports worldwide, this situation produces increases in the aircraft operating costs and passenger discomfort. In the strategy evaluated the traditional rule for attending to aircraft, on a first-come-first-served basis, was substituted with a sequence that reduces operating costs and passenger delays. In order to perform this evaluation a discrete-event simulation model was developed for the Mexico City International Airport. Results showed that it is possible to obtain significant benefits if the proposed strategy is applied, an annual benefit of around 28.6 million pesos could be achieved.

Palavras-chave : airport; congestion; delay; operating cost; simulation model; strategy.