Generalized Method of Modeling Minute-in-Trail Strategy for Air Traffic Flow Management

Table 5

Comparison with the - and -based methods under ( and ).

—		Rate-based method	Need-based method	Three-phase method	“”
Strat.		: 8 (4 min/flight), : 9 (3 min/flight)	: 6 (5 min/flight), : 9 (3 min/flight)	: 8 (4 min/flight), : 5 (6 min/flight)	: 9 (3 min/flight), : 16 (2 min/flight)
		: 16 (2 min/flight), : 16 (2 min/flight)	: 16 (2 min/flight), : 16 (2 min/flight)	: 16 (2 min/flight), : 16 (2 min/flight)	: 16 (2 min/flight), : 16 (2 min/flight)
		: 16 (2 min/flight)	: 16 (2 min/flight)	: 16 (2 min/flight)	: 16 (2 min/flight)
		: 7 (4 min/flight), : 8 (4 min/flight)	: 7 (4 min/flight), : 8 (4 min/flight)	: 4 (8 min/flight), : 9 (3 min/flight)	: 4 (8 min/flight), : 6 (5 min/flight)
		: 12 (3 min/flight), : 12 (3 min/flight)	: 12 (3 min/flight), : 12 (3 min/flight)	: 12 (3 min/flight), : 12 (3 min/flight)	: 12 (3 min/flight), : 12 (3 min/flight)
		: 12 (3 min/flight)	: 12 (3 min/flight)	: 12 (3 min/flight)	: 12 (3 min/flight)
		: 7 (4 min/flight), : 9 (2 min/flight)	: 8 (4 min/flight), : 8 (4 min/flight)	: 9 (3 min/flight), : 11 (3 min/flight)	: 8 (4 min/flight), : 4 (8 min/flight)
		: 15 (2 min/flight), : 15 (2 min/flight)	: 15 (2 min/flight), : 15 (2 min/flight)	: 15 (2 min/flight), : 15 (2 min/flight)	: 15 (2 min/flight), : 15 (2 min/flight)
		: 15 (2 min/flight)	: 15 (2 min/flight)	: 15 (2 min/flight)	: 15 (2 min/flight)
		: 2 (15 min/flight), : 2 (15 min/flight)	: 3 (10 min/flight), : 3 (10 min/flight)	: 3 (10 min/flight), : 3 (10 min/flight)	: 3 (10 min/flight), : 2 (15 min/flight)
		: 5 (6 min/flight), : 5 (6 min/flight)	: 5 (6 min/flight), : 5 (6 min/flight)	: 5 (6 min/flight), : 5 (6 min/flight)	: 5 (6 min/flight), : 5 (6 min/flight)
		: 5 (6 min/flight)	: 5 (6 min/flight)	: 5 (6 min/flight)	: 5 (6 min/flight)
Total cost		1156187 (1.081)	1136662 (1.063)	1069118 (1.0)	1053433 (0.985)
AF		121	121	118	123
TD (min.)		4981	4899	4852	4830
AD (min.)		41.2	40.5	41.1	39.3