Slots are limited. I know that. Now, some simple questions about them.
If I take 8.07 am departure, that slot becomes blocked, correct? (YES/NO)
Nobody else can depart from this particular airport at that exact same time (YES/NO)?
Or are there multiple slots for each minute at a given airport (e..g 2 slots for 8.07 am, 2 slots for 8.08 am, etc.) (YES/NO)
Are arrival and departure slots taken from the same pool (YES/NO)? E.g. if I take 8.07 am departure, nobody else can do 8.07 am arrival? Or are arrival and departure slots from different slot pools e.g. If I do 8.07 departure, somebody else can do 8.07 arrival?(YES/NO)
I know I could try and test this, butIi do not have any free Ac available to play with scheduling and observe results, so your quick and simple reply is appreciated.
Slots are limited. I know that. Now, some simple questions about them.
If I take 8.07 am departure, that slot becomes blocked, correct? (YES/NO)
Nobody else can depart from this particular airport at that exact same time (YES/NO)?
Or are there multiple slots for each minute at a given airport (e..g 2 slots for 8.07 am, 2 slots for 8.08 am, etc.) (YES/NO)
Are arrival and departure slots taken from the same pool (YES/NO)? E.g. if I take 8.07 am departure, nobody else can do 8.07 am arrival? Or are arrival and departure slots from different slot pools e.g. If I do 8.07 departure, somebody else can do 8.07 arrival?(YES/NO)
I know I could try and test this, butIi do not have any free Ac available to play with scheduling and observe results, so your quick and simple reply is appreciated.
1. Kind of. It fills one of the flights for the 8:05 slot. How many flights can fit in a slot vary by airport.
2. No. Other flights can leave at that exact time as long as there is still flight space in that slot.
3. The slots are blocked into 5 minute blocks. Any landing or departure from 8:05 to 8:09 count for the 8:05 block no matter when they happen. The entire slot could all be filled in the same minute, or spread out over the five available minutes, that doesn't matter.
4. Arrivals and departures use the same slot pool (the only slot pool).
Hi,
have a look at a few airport pages. Click on the "slots" tab, then click on one of the 5 minute blocks. A pop up page will appear and show you how many flights are already scheduled in the 5 minute period.
The number of slots per five minute period depends from airport to airport (and from server to server). Airports with several runways can handle more flights per 5 minute period than airports with just one runway. And recent servers have reduced the number of flight movements (in some airports) to more realistic numbers.
Jan