In this paper, we develop a model for estimating flight departure delay distributions required by air traffic congestion prediction models. We identify and study major factors influencing flight departure delays, and develop a strategic departure delay prediction model. This model employs...

This paper presents ration-by-distance (RBD), a new allocation method to be used in planning ground delay programs (GDPs) for Traffic Flow Management. It is shown that RBD minimizes total expected delay, under certain assumptions related to the manner in which GDP's are dynamically controlled....