Rapid assessment of air traffic impact of blocking airspaces

Research demonstrated viability of assessing the impact of blocking airspaces, using a “what-if” analysis paradigm Data reduction technique resulted in efficiency in data size and memory management, with negligible loss in accuracy Traffic projection model performed well, given the uncertainties of traffic pattern Research results are preliminary, further study to evaluate sensitivity of model performance to constraints such as location, airspace size and closure time are ongoing Alternate approach to projection based on using a grid to capture traffic is being explored Assessing additional impact metrics, namely delay and extra distance is being researched.