Electrotechnical and Computer Engineering
Vol. 39 No. 09 (2024): Proceedings of Faculty of Technical Sciences
PREDICTION OF FLIGHT DELAYS USING MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS
Abstract
This paper tackles the problem of flight delays. In more developed countries, where flight delays can lead to significant financial loss, institutions are founded to monitor and analyze this problem. This paper analyses the factors that influence flight delays by training machine learning models on data on flights, planes, airports, and weather conditions at the time of flight. Flight delays are divided into three classes: negligible delays (up to 15 minutes), small delays (between 15 and 60 minutes), and long delays (over 60 minutes).
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