Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine the actual situation of the delay characteristics of the flights controlled by Ground-Holding which arrived at Tokyo International Airport (Haneda Airport (HND)), which is the largest hub airport in Japan. The data analyzed is the flight data of all arrivals to HND from April 2008 to March 2009 including their Estimated Time of Arrival, Expected Departure Clearance Time (EDCT) issued by Ground-Holding, Actual Time of Departure, Actual Time of Arrival, other aircraft characteristics and meteorological condition, and other related data. The results of the analysis clarify the factors that affect the flight airborne delays and the EDCT such as runway capacity fluctuations. Also the possibility of over-controlled delay by EDCT is examined through the comparison between actual airborne delay and expected airborne delay in Ground-Holding program.
