Patent ID: 9180978
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B64F,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method, including: receiving, by an allocation processor, airport data from an airport network; receiving, by the allocation processor, flight plan data of a first flight from the airport network; calculating, by the allocation processor, an estimated taxi time (“ETT”) based on the airport data and the flight plan data, the ETT being an estimated time when the first flight will begin taxiing; allocating, by the allocation processor, a departure slot time for the first flight based on the ETT calculated by the processor; populating, by the allocation processor, the allocated departure slot time in an allocation grid; receiving, by the allocation processor, an adjusted departure rate over a predetermined period of time; proportionally adjusting, by the allocation processor, a plurality of departure slot times during the predetermined period of time based on the adjusted departure rate; re-populating, by the allocation processor, the allocation grid based on the adjusted departure rate; receiving, by the allocation processor, first fix data for a location from the airport network; identifying, by the allocation processor, a congestion level of the location based on the first fix data; reallocating, by the allocation processor, the departure slot time for the first flight when the congestion level at the location having the first fix data is over exceeds a predetermined threshold; and re-populating, by the allocation processor, the reallocated departure slot in the allocation grid.