Optimizing Arrival Flight Delay Scheduling Based on Simulated Annealing Algorithm

This paper presents a model based on the simulated annealing algorithm for optimizing arrival flight delays to reduce serious air traffic flight delays. Based on the characteristic of the flights and the thinking of system optimization, this paper builds up dynamic optimizing models of the flight delays scheduling with the objective function of delay cost. The simulated annealing algorithm is also used to solve this problem. This model can reduce the cost and the influence of the delay as much as possible. Data from an airport in China has been used to verify the model.