Optimize flight routes based on current weather and traffic.

These pages describe the first Milestone phase of this competition, which is now closed. Click here to visit the current phase of Flight Quest 2.

Think you can change the future of flight?

Did you know airlines are constantly looking for ways to make flights more efficient? From gate conflicts to operational challenges to air traffic management, the dynamics of a flight can change quickly and lead to costly delays.

There is good news. Advancements in real-time big data analysis are changing the course of flight as we know it. Imagine if the pilot could augment their decision-making process with “real time business intelligence” — information available in the cockpit that would allow them to make adjustments to their flight patterns. 

Your challenge, should you decide to accept it: 

Use the different data sets found on this page under Get the Data to develop a usable and scalable algorithm that delivers a real-time flight profile to the pilot, helping them make flights more efficient and reliably on time. For background on the competition structure, visit the Basic Structure page.

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Started: 3:44 am, Tuesday 6 August 2013 UTC
Ended: 11:59 pm, Wednesday 25 September 2013 UTC (50 total days)
Points: this competition awarded standard ranking points
Tiers: this competition did not count towards tiers