Patent ID: 11935419
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 14:
15. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storage device including instructions that when executed by the processor perform an operation comprising:
determining a holding pattern status from live flight tracking data, where the holding pattern status indicates whether each aircraft of a plurality of aircraft is progressing towards a destination or is in a holding pattern, wherein the live flight tracking data indicates that a particular aircraft of the plurality of aircraft is determined, based on a classification or a likelihood determination, to be in an uncharted holding pattern based on whether a trajectory of the aircraft is determined to comprise a circuitous turn that forms a circuit with a first turn in the trajectory of the aircraft, and with a leg traverse segment performed after the first turn;
determining diversion likelihoods for each aircraft of the plurality of aircraft diverting to a new destination airport based on weather data, flight tracking data, and the holding pattern status for the plurality of aircraft;
determining a disruption likelihood for each airport of a plurality of airports being disrupted by diverting aircraft of the plurality of aircraft to an individual airport based on the weather data, the flight tracking data, airport operating conditions, the holding pattern status, and the diversion likelihoods;
outputting a predefined number of candidate airports with lowest disruption likelihoods for each aircraft of the plurality of aircraft; and
diverting at least one aircraft of the plurality of aircraft to an airport of the predefined number of candidate airports.