title: Potential global jamming transition in aviation networks.
abstract: In this paper, we propose a nonlinear transport model for an aviation network. The takeoff rate from an airport is characterized by the degree of ground congestion. Due to the effect of surface congestion, the performance of an airport deteriorates because of inefficient configurations of waiting aircraft on the ground. Using a simple transport model, we performed simulations on a United States airport network and found a global jamming transition induced by local surface congestion. From a physical perspective, the mechanism of the transition is studied analytically and the resulting aircraft distribution is discussed considering system dynamics. This study shows that the knowledge of the relationship between a takeoff rate and a congestion level on the ground is vital for efficient air traffic operations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ezaki
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
authors.forename: Katsuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishinari
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D059028:Airports; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D014481:United States