Airport acceptance rate

Airport Acceptance Rate or Airport Arrival Rate. The number of arrivals an airport is capable of accepting each hour.
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Airport Acceptance Rate
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AIRPORT ACCEPTANCE RATE- A dynamic input parameter specifying the number of arriving aircraft which an airport or airspace can accept from the ARTCC per hour. The AAR is used to calculate the desired interval between successive arrival aircraft.

ground delay program - A delay program, implemented at the FAA Command Center, based on established airport acceptance rates.

An actual time determined at freeze calculated landing time (FCLT) or meter list display interval (MLDI) for the adapted vertex for each arrival aircraft based upon runway configuration, airport acceptance rate, airport arrival delay period, ...

Use of timing keeps arrivals within airport acceptance rate.
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See also: Airport, Aircraft, Navigation, Runway, Service