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+import { Inbound } from '../inbound/models/inbound.model';
+import { Airport } from '../airport/models/airport.model';
+import { WGS84 } from 'src/math';
+
+export class RunwayPlanner {
+  static timeIndependentRunway(airport: Airport, inbound: Inbound): string {
+    if (airport.activeRunways.length === 0) return undefined;
+
+    const shallRunway: string[] = [undefined, undefined];
+    const shouldRunway: string[] = [undefined, undefined];
+    const mayRunway: string[] = [undefined, undefined];
+
+    // collect candidates based on aircraft type and assigned stand
+    airport.planning.assignments.forEach((assignment) => {
+      const aircraftTypeBound =
+        assignment.aircrafts.find(
+          (element) => element === inbound.aircraft.type,
+        ) !== undefined;
+      const standBound =
+        assignment.assignedStands.find(
+          (element) => element === inbound.controllerData.plannedStand,
+        ) !== undefined;
+
+      if (aircraftTypeBound) {
+        switch (assignment.type) {
+          case 'SHALL':
+            shallRunway[0] = assignment.runway;
+            break;
+          case 'SHOULD':
+            shouldRunway[0] = assignment.runway;
+            break;
+          default:
+            mayRunway[0] = assignment.runway;
+            break;
+        }
+      } else if (standBound) {
+        switch (assignment.type) {
+          case 'SHALL':
+            shallRunway[1] = assignment.runway;
+            break;
+          case 'SHOULD':
+            shouldRunway[1] = assignment.runway;
+            break;
+          default:
+            mayRunway[1] = assignment.runway;
+            break;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    // select based on shall-should-may order
+    if (shallRunway[0] !== undefined || shallRunway[1] !== undefined) {
+      return shallRunway[0] !== undefined ? shallRunway[0] : shallRunway[1];
+    } else if (shouldRunway[0] !== undefined || shouldRunway[1] !== undefined) {
+      return shouldRunway[0] !== undefined ? shouldRunway[0] : shouldRunway[1];
+    } else if (mayRunway[0] !== undefined || mayRunway[1] !== undefined) {
+      return mayRunway[0] !== undefined ? mayRunway[0] : mayRunway[1];
+    }
+
+    // as a fallback use the closest runway
+    let closestDistance = 10000000.0;
+    let closestRunway: string = undefined;
+
+    airport.activeRunways.forEach((identifier) => {
+      const runway = airport.runways.find(
+        (element) => element.identifier === identifier,
+      );
+      if (runway !== undefined) {
+        const distance = WGS84.distance(
+          { lat: runway.threshold.latitude, lon: runway.threshold.longitude },
+          {
+            lat: inbound.flightState.position.latitude,
+            lon: inbound.flightState.position.longitude,
+          },
+        );
+
+        if (closestDistance > distance) {
+          closestDistance = distance;
+          closestRunway = identifier;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+
+    if (closestRunway !== undefined) {
+      return closestRunway;
+    } else if (airport.activeRunways.length !== 0) {
+      return airport.activeRunways[0];
+    }
+
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}