Cascading failure phenomena can appear in complex networks that distribute flows of information, people or goods, when flow going through nodes or edges exceeds the capacity of network nodes or edges. Cascading failure models from previous research are not adequate for airport networks, as flow is not continuous, and load has to be redistributed among close airports, rather than previously existing connections. With these constraints in mind, we have defined an algorithm to simulate the management of cascading failures in airport networks. We use the algorithm to evaluate the effectiveness of several selection rules of alternative departure and arrival airports to affected flights to reduce the impact of the cascading failure. We have applied the algorithm to the Oceanic Airport Network to assess the impact of several incidents. Results show that selection rules of arriving airports have significant impact in reducing the effect of incidents affecting central airports.

当流经节点或边缘的流量超过网络节点或边缘的容量时，级联故障现象会出现在分布信息，人员或货物的复杂网络中。先前研究的级联故障模型不适用于机场网络，因为流量不连续，并且必须在封闭的机场之间重新分配负载，而不是先前已有的连接。考虑到这些限制，我们定义了一种算法来模拟机场网络中级联故障的管理。我们使用该算法来评估备用起降机场的几种选择规则对受影响航班的有效性，以减少级联故障的影响。我们已将该算法应用于大洋机场网络，以评估若干事件的影响。