Patent ID: 8666649
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for use in identifying at least one alternate airport for an aircraft, said method comprising: identifying a plurality of alternate airports based on static data associated with the plurality of alternate airports, the static data including at least one of population information, proximate accommodations information, and mass-transit information; identifying, at a processing device, at least one preferred alternate airport from the plurality of alternate airports based on dynamic data associated with the plurality of alternate airports, the dynamic data including visibility information and traffic density information, wherein at least one of the static data and the dynamic data is associated with at least one weight that enables at least one of the plurality of alternate airports and the at least one preferred alternate airport to be identified based on a relative importance of the at least one of the static data and dynamic data; and storing the at least one preferred alternate airport.