Research Article

An Improved Runway Operation Capacity Model for V-Open Multirunway Airports in China

Table 9

Simulation results under the conventional standard and the ELSO standard.

Operation modeFlight number in peak hourTotal flight numberAverage delay (min)Delay in the air (min)Delay on the ground (min)Peak hour delay (min)Flight numberin peak quarter

Conventional standard7411897.94.24.713.918
ELSO standard8112646.83.03.813.620
Improvement+8.1%+6.3%–13.9%–30%–19%+2.1%+11.1%