With the current advances in aircraft design and Lithium-Ion batteries, electric aircraft are expected to serve as a replacement for conventional, short-range aircraft. This paper addresses the main operational challenges for short-range flights operated with electric aircraft: determining the investment needs for a fleet of electric aircraft, and the logistics of charging stations and swap batteries required to support these flights. A mixed-integer linear program with two phases is proposed. In the first phase, a schedule for flight and battery recharge is developed for a fleet of electric aircraft. In the second phase, optimal times for battery charging are determined, together with an optimal sizing of the number of charging stations and swap batteries. We illustrate our model for short-range flights to and from an European airport and for an electric aircraft designed based on the operational characteristics of a conventional, narrow-body aircraft.

随着当前飞机设计和锂离子电池的进步，电动飞机有望替代传统的短程飞机。本文解决了使用电动飞机运营的短程航班的主要运营挑战：确定电动飞机机队的投资需求，以及支持这些航班所需的充电站和更换电池的物流。提出了一个具有两个阶段的混合整数线性规划。在第一阶段，为电动飞机机队制定飞行和电池充电时间表。在第二阶段，确定电池充电的最佳时间，以及充电站和更换电池数量的最佳规模。