Implementing point merge system based arrival management at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

To overcome the disadvantages of radar vectors and to improve efficiency and safety of terminal airspace operations, EUROCONTROL has proposed the so-called Point Merge System (PMS) technique for merging inbound traffic flows. As the PMS provides better predictability, it can potentially offer significant fuel and environmental benefits as well as a considerable reduction of inbound delays.The main goal of this project is to explore the potential benefits/drawbacks (environmental impact, capacity, delay, fuel efficiency and safety) of implementing PMS-based arrival management at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AAS).In this research, a PMS route network is designed for two runway configurations at AAS. Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) , an optimal PMS scheduling model has been designed. A case study is performed using current flight data to demonstrate the performance of the scheduling model and to find the potential advantages of implementing PMS-based arrival management at AAS.Aerospace Engineerin