Research Article

Predicting Flight Delays with Machine Learning: A Case Study from Saudi Arabian Airlines

Table 2

The list of all the features included in the preprocessed dataset.

Feature nameDescriptionData type

AirlineThe airline company codeString
FlightThe flight numberInteger
OriginThe IATA code that represents the airport of the flight’s departureString
DestinationThe IATA code that represents the airport of the flight’s arrivalString
STDThe scheduled departure time of the flight, expressed in minutes of the dayInteger
ETAThe scheduled arrival time of the flight, expressed in minutes of the dayInteger
DistanceThe straight-line distance from the origin airport to the destination airportFloat
YearThe Georgian yearInteger
Hijri_yearThe Hijri yearInteger
MonthThe Georgian monthInteger
Hijri_monthThe Hijri monthInteger
DayThe Georgian day of yearInteger
Hijri_dayThe Hijri day of yearInteger
DOWThe day of weekInteger
Is_weekendWhether the departure date is a weekendInteger
Is_vacationWhether the departure date is a school vacationInteger
Is_holidayWhether the departure date is a national or Islamic holidayInteger
Is_HajjWhether the departure date is within Hajj days and departs from or arrives at either Jeddah, Medina, or Taif airportsInteger
DurationThe expected flight durationInteger
TimestampThe timestamp of the departure date and timeInteger
#flightsThe number of scheduled flights on the same dayInteger
Delay_rateThe frequency of flight delays for the same flight number during the previous monthFloat
Org_tempThe temperature in the origin airportFloat
Org_dewThe dew point in the origin airportFloat
Org_humThe humidity in the origin airportFloat
Org_percipThe precipitation in the origin airportFloat
Org_visThe visibility in the origin airportFloat
Org_wspeedThe wind speed in the origin airportFloat
Org_cloudThe cloud cover in the origin airportFloat
Org_condThe weather condition in the origin airportInteger
Des_tempThe temperature in the destination airportFloat
Des_dewThe dew point in the destination airportFloat
Des_humThe humidity in the destination airportFloat
Des_percipThe precipitation in the destination airportFloat
Des_visThe visibility in the destination airportFloat
Des_wspeedThe wind speed in the destination airportFloat
Des_cloudThe cloud cover in the destination airportFloat
Des_condThe weather condition in the destination airportInteger