Kamal Acharya

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Baylor University

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Journal Article

Demand Forecast and Energy-Aware Portal Siting for Regional Air Mobility

By Katherine Vasiloff Kamal Acharya Md Arifin Arif Zhenbo Wang Houbing Herbert Song Fengyu Wang Liang Sun

2026 Journal of Air Transport Management DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2026.103143

Advanced Air Mobility Demand Forecasting Infrastructure Planning

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Abstract

This study develops a data-driven, mixed-integer programming framework for Regional Air Mobility portal siting. It combines census-tract-level demand forecasts with airport revenue and cost estimation, emissions modeling, and energy-aware, multi-objective location planning.

Key Contributions

  • Combines census-tract-level demand forecasts with Regional Air Mobility portal siting.
  • Uses mixed-integer programming to evaluate infrastructure locations across multiple objectives.
  • Integrates airport revenue and cost estimation, emissions modeling, and energy-aware planning.

Publication Details

Type
Journal Article
Venue
Journal of Air Transport Management
Year
2026
Volume
139
Pages
Article 103143

Citation

@article{vasiloff2026demand,
  author={Vasiloff, Katherine and Acharya, Kamal and Arif, Md Arifin and Wang, Zhenbo and Song, Houbing Herbert and Wang, Fengyu and Sun, Liang},
  title={Demand Forecast and Energy-Aware Portal Siting for Regional Air Mobility},
  journal={Journal of Air Transport Management},
  volume={139},
  pages={103143},
  year={2026},
  doi={10.1016/j.jairtraman.2026.103143}
}