Conflict (air traffic control)

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A conflict in the air traffic control is a specific situation, in which 2 or more planes are too closest in distance. One differ between 2 kinds of conflicts: a local and an opposite conflict:

[edit] Local conflict

A local conflict only occurs, if 2 or more planes pass a certain given point (in nearly all cases a certain town). A local conflict occurs, if the following conditions are given:

The distance in time is 4 minutes or less and

The distance in space is 30 flight units or less

[edit] Opposite conflict

An opposite conflict occurs, if:

At least 2 planes fly towards each other

(one can recognize that on the air strips of these flights: if for example one plane flies from city A to city B and the other plane from city B to city A)

During the flight the distance in time is 4 minutes or less

(one can recognize that on the air strips of these flights: one simply must compare the time distance of plane 1 over city A with plane 2 over city B and then the time distance of plane 2 over city A with plane 1 over city B)

During the flight the distance in space is 30 flight units or less

(one can recognize that on the air strip of these flights: one must compare the topical altitude of plane 1 over city A with that of plane 2 over city B and then the altitude of plane 2 over city A with the altitude of plane 2 over city B)

The conflicts are detected by data assistants, who report these conflicts to their colleagues, the air traffic controllers; the data assistants suggest how to solve the conflict, but the controller is not obligated to give the suggested instructions.