Impact of a Meteorological Extreme Weather Event on the Air Traffic Situation using Vienna Airport as an Example

Kurzfassung

The goal of this bachelor thesis is to illustrate the influences of extreme weather situations at Vienna International Airport and to analyze specifics based on trajectory data, wind speeds and weather data. This thesis is a part of the basis for the development of an extended Arrival Manager System (AMAN), which will also be presented. First, it is important to introduce Vienna Airport as a system in general. Afterwards, the different forms of severe weather conditions are explained, which can occur in case of extreme weather conditions in Central Europe. Subsequently, a key performance indicator, capacity, and its relation to extreme weather situations is explained. To produce meaningful results, the arriving flights of a day on which there was severe weather over Vienna Airport are divided into two observation periods. These are analyzed regarding abnormalities of the aircraft on approach, which could have occurred due to the severe weather. The results obtained will be summarized and may help in the future to make the approaches to Vienna Airport more efficient by enhanced Arrival Manager systems during extreme weather. Finally, a summary will show the potential of implementing enhanced arrival managers for air traffic controllers.