Review Article

The Airport Gate Assignment Problem: A Survey

Table 2

Resolution methods.

MethodReferencesApproach/resultsProblem type

Exact algorithmsMangoubi and Mathaisel [11]Linear programming relaxationReal case (Toronto International Airport)
Bihr [12]Primal-dual simplexTheoretical
Yan and Huo [2]Simplex;
branch and bound
Real case (Chiang Kai-Shek Airport)
Bolat [30, 34]; Xu and Bailey [14]; Li [39]Branch and boundReal case (King Khaled International Airport, KSA); theoretical

Heuristic algorithmsThengvall et al. [43]Bundle algorithm approachTheoretical
Yan and Tang [10]Heuristic approach embedded in a framework designedReal case (Taiwan International Airport)
Ding et al. [6, 35]Greedy algorithmTheoretical
Lim et al. [24]The Insert Move Algorithm, the Interval Exchange Move Algorithm, and a Greedy AlgorithmTheoretical
Diepen et al. [25]Column generationReal case (Amsterdam Airport Schiphol)
Dorndorf et al. [8]Heuristic based on the ejection chain algorithmTheoretical
Mangoubi and Mathaisel [11]Heuristic approachReal case (Toronto International Airport)
Vanderstraeten and Bergeron [28]ADAPTheoretical
Yan et al. [29]Greedy heuristicsReal case (Chiang Kai-Shek Airport)
Bolat [30]Heuristic branch and trimReal case (King Khaled International Airport, KSA)
Bolat [34]Heuristic branch and bound, SPH heuristicReal case (King Khaled International Airport, KSA)
Haghani and Chen [13]Heuristic approachTheoretical
Genç [42]Ground time maximization heuristic, and idle time minimization heuristicTheoretical and real case (Ataturk Airport of Istanbul, Turkey)
B.A.C.o.E.B. Team and A.I.C.o.E. Team [17]A hybrid heuristics algorithm guided by simulated annealing and greedy heuristicTheoretical
Bouras et al. [45]Heuristic approachTheoretical

Metaheuristic algorithmsDing et al. [6, 35]Tabu searchTheoretical
Ding et al. [7]Simulated annealing, hybrid of simulated annealing and tabu searchTheoretical
Lim et al. [24]TS algorithm and a memetic algorithmTheoretical
Hu and Di Paolo [36]New genetic algorithm with uniform crossoverTheoretical
Drexl and Nikulin [3]Pareto simulated annealingTheoretical
Xu and Bailey [14]Tabu searchTheoretical
Bolat [31]Genetic algorithmReal case (King Khaled International Airport, KSA)
Şeker and Noyan [9]Tabu search algorithmsTheoretical
Zheng et al. [33]A tabu search algorithm and metaheuristic methodReal case (Beijing International Airport, China)
Wei and Liu [16]A hybrid genetic algorithmTheoretical
Gu and Chung [44]Genetic algorithms approach Theoretical
Cheng et al. [23]Genetic algorithm (GA), tabu search (TS), simulated annealing (SA), and a hybrid approach based on SA and TSReal case (Incheon International Airport, South Korea)
Bouras et al. [45]Genetic algorithm (GA), tabu search (TS), and simulated annealing (SA)Theoretical

OPLLi [5, 32]Optimization programming language (CPLEX)Real case (Continental Airlines, Houston Gorge Bush Intercontinental Airport)
Tang et al. [27] Using CPLEX 10.0 solver concert with C languageReal case (Taiwan International Airport)
Prem Kumar and Bierlaire [18]Optimization
programming language (OPL)
Theoretical
Maharjan and Matis [40]AMPL/CPLEX 11.2Real case (Continental Airlines at George W. Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston (IAH))