Jurnal Teknik Informatika (JUTIF)
Vol. 7 No. 3 (2026): JUTIF Volume 7, Number 3, June 2026

Artificial Intelligence-Based Aircraft Detection for Enhanced Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management

Astika Ayuningtyas (Departement of Informatics, Adisutjipto Institute of Aerospace Technology, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Saomi Novelia Gunawan (Departement of Informatics, Adisutjipto Institute of Aerospace Technology, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Puspa Ira Candra Dewi Wulan (Departement of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan)
Rully Medianto (Departement of Aerospace Engineering, Adisutjipto Institute of Aerospace Technology, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Sri Winiarti (Departement of Informatics, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, DI Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Aris Rakhmadi (Departement of Informatics Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Jun 2026

Abstract

The rapid growth of international air traffic has made maintaining aviation safety and managing air traffic efficiently increasingly complex, particularly in identifying aircraft in constantly changing airspace. Traditional monitoring systems such as radar and Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) have limitations in operating at low altitudes, in adverse weather, and in overcrowded environments, which can reduce the ability to understand surrounding conditions. This research proposes an artificial intelligence-based visual detection system aimed at enhancing real-time aircraft identification and improving air traffic monitoring. The system uses a YOLO-based deep learning model enhanced with a special attention mechanism and data augmentation to increase accuracy, flexibility, and operational resilience. The dataset used covers various flight situations, such as variations in light, viewing angles, and background complexity, to train the model. The model's test results show that it can correctly identify 95.24% of passenger planes, 92.4% of blimps, and 90% of fighter planes. The average overall precision (mAP) is over 90%. This system is also capable of real-time inference with precision and recall consistently above 85% under various conditions. Compared with conventional vision-based detection methods, this system demonstrates superior localization capabilities and robustness, making it suitable for use in real-world flight surveillance and air traffic management. In conclusion, this AI-based framework provides a practical and scalable solution that can improve flight safety and promote smarter air traffic management.

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Journal Info

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jurnal

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Jurnal Teknik Informatika (JUTIF) is an Indonesian national journal, publishes high-quality research papers in the broad field of Informatics, Information Systems and Computer Science, which encompasses software engineering, information system development, computer systems, computer network, ...