Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2018
Keywords
Flight delay, Delay propagation, Delay causality, Network analysis
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2018.08.014
Abstract
To better understand the mechanism of flight delay propagation at the system-level, we built a delay causality network (DCN) based on the Granger causality test. Through topological analysis of DCNs, we found that only about a quarter of airports were involved in delay propagation during the peak travel period and large airports affected by many upstream airports impact fewer downstream airports. Furthermore, temporal analysis of DCNs indicates that the culprits of delay propagation in the air transport system are not a fixed set of airports; instead, they vary daily depending on the operational environment.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, v. 118, p. 466-476
Scholar Commons Citation
Du, Wen-Bo; Zhang, Ming-Yuan; Zhang, Yu; Cao, Xian-Bin; and Zhang, Jun, "Delay Causality Network in Air Transport Systems" (2018). Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Publications. 62.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/egx_facpub/62
