Abstract Air traffic operations are significantly impacted by weather conditions. These external factors may impose operational constraints and generate demand-capacity imbalances, leading to reduced on-time performance, additional airline costs and inconveniences to passengers. Efficient management of such disruptions requires an understanding of the main causes of flight delays towards increasing their predictability. In this study, we investigate the impacts of airport surface weather conditions on the likelihood of flight delays for the Brazilian domestic air transportation system. We use historical flight schedule, on-time performance and weather data and estimate a logit model to analyze how different meteorological variables at the airport of destination affect the probability of a delayed arrival. We obtain empirical evidence for the impacts of low ceiling and visibility conditions, precipitation and wind gusts on the likelihood of arrival delays for the set of Brazilian airports analyzed.
Highlights We investigate the impacts of airport surface weather on the likelihood of delays. Historical data for the Brazilian domestic air transportation system are used. A logistic regression model maps weather conditions to arrival delay occurrence. Low ceiling/visibility, precipitation and gusts increase the likelihood of delays.
Analysis of airport weather impact on on-time performance of arrival flights for the Brazilian domestic air transportation system
2020-11-08
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English
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