• Login
    View Item 
    •   Home
    • University of Alaska Fairbanks
    • College of Engineering and Mines (CEM)
    • Institute of Northern Engineering
    • Alaska University Transportation Center (AUTC) Publications
    • Community Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC) Publications
    • CESTiCC Project Reports
    • View Item
    •   Home
    • University of Alaska Fairbanks
    • College of Engineering and Mines (CEM)
    • Institute of Northern Engineering
    • Alaska University Transportation Center (AUTC) Publications
    • Community Center for Environmentally Sustainable Transportation in Cold Climates (CESTiCC) Publications
    • CESTiCC Project Reports
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Browse

    All of Scholarworks@UACommunitiesPublication DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsTypeThis CollectionPublication DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsType

    My Account

    Login

    First Time Submitters, Register Here

    Register

    Statistics

    Display statistics

    The Impact of Snowfall on Airport Operations and Delays

    • CSV
    • RefMan
    • EndNote
    • BibTex
    • RefWorks
    Thumbnail
    Name:
    1623_CESTiCC_Yn_Final.pdf
    Size:
    1.563Mb
    Format:
    PDF
    Download
    Author
    Lee, Jukwan
    Yan, Jia
    Keyword
    Heated Runway
    Airport Delay
    cost-benefit
    Difference-in-Differences
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10653
    Abstract
    Flight delays or cancelations due to snowfall are a costly inconvenience, not only to airports but also to airlines, passengers and society as a whole. However, no quantitative research has ever been done to provide an analytical explanation about the issue. Though being a reliable alternative to melt snow on the runway and mitigate flight delays, the Heated Pavement System is not adopted in any US airports because of concerns over the initial investments and maintenance costs being higher than the economic loss from delays during unpredictable snowfall days. Combining weather and domestic flight data in Boston and Los Angeles regions, we analyze the benefits and costs associated with installing the Heated Pavement System. Using two advanced econometric methods, the Difference in Difference in Difference (DDD) and the nearest neighbor matching, we first develop a Delay Analysis model to evaluate the exact effect of snowfall on flight delays, and then we calculate the delay costs. Based on the empirical findings, we conduct cost-benefit analysis of installing HPS at the three airports in Boston area. Our results indicate that HPS is feasible for airports with a great number of flights and passengers, such as Boston Logan airport.
    Date
    2019-03-31
    Type
    Technical Report
    Collections
    CESTiCC Project Reports

    entitlement

     
    ABOUT US|HELP|BROWSE|ADVANCED SEARCH

    The University of Alaska Fairbanks is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and educational institution and is a part of the University of Alaska system.

    ©UAF 2013 - 2021 | Questions? ua-scholarworks@alaska.edu | Last modified: September 25, 2019

    Open Repository is a service operated by 
    Atmire NV
     

    Export search results

    The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

    By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

    To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

    After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.