Document Parsing and Chunking for Aviation Airport Investment Research Knowledge Base Construction

Aviation airport investment research data sources include Civil Aviation Administration public industry reports, airport annual operation reports

What this category’s data looks like

Aviation airport investment research data sources include Civil Aviation Administration public industry reports, airport annual operation reports, monthly flight schedule ledgers, takeoff and landing volume statistics files, and infrastructure planning documents. Update frequencies cover three categories: annual, monthly, and real-time. Annual reports are mostly long-text PDF formats. Monthly ledgers are mostly structured Excel or Feishu multi-dimensional tables. Real-time takeoff and landing data are mostly structured short-text interface files. Document structures mix long-text analysis, structured statistical tables, and scanned archived materials. Fields carry professional units, such as passenger throughput (person-times), takeoff and landing sorties (sorties), and cargo throughput (tons).

Mixed structured statistical tables and long-text analysis content must retain format association, to avoid separating units from values which would disrupt subsequent retrieval matching. Scanned archived annual reports must extract text via OCR, otherwise a large number of empty fields or garbled characters will occur. Frequently updated monthly ledgers and real-time data must support incremental parsing, to avoid wasting resources from repeated full-document parsing. Multi-source documents have large format differences, so different parsing rules must be adapted to ensure consistent field mapping for Excel tables and chunking logic for PDF long texts.

How to set the configurations

Configuration ItemRecommended ValueRationale
PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS600 secondsAnnual airport reports are mostly long documents with over 500 pages, the default timeout threshold cannot cover parsing time
chunk_size800–1200 charactersBalance the integrity of aviation professional terminology and retrieval accuracy, avoid splitting phrases such as "passenger throughput" and "takeoff and landing sorties"
OCR_ENABLEDEnabledA large number of scanned archived annual reports and flight statistical reports exist, so OCR is required to extract text from images
PARSE_TABLE_KEEP_FORMATEnabledStructured tables in airport documents must retain the association between fields and units, to prevent retrieval matching failures
chunk_overlap50–80 charactersRetain sufficient context overlap to prevent professional terminology from being split between two chunks
UPLOAD_FILE_MAX_SIZE1000 MBAdapt to large-volume files such as full flight data or infrastructure reports

The parameter values provided on this page are common recommendations for starting point configuration. Actual values are affected by material form, data volume, and business rules. Specific issues require specific analysis, and it is recommended to test on your own samples before finalizing.

Three common mistakes

  • Phenomenon: Text fields are empty after parsing scanned airport annual reports, and the console returns the "OCR not enabled" prompt. Cause: The OCR_ENABLED configuration is not enabled, so printed content in scanned images cannot be recognized.
  • Phenomenon: A 408 Request Timeout error is returned when uploading an annual airport report with over 500 pages. Cause: The PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS configuration is not adjusted to a reasonable value, and the default timeout threshold cannot cover the parsing time of long documents.
  • Phenomenon: After importing a Feishu multi-dimensional table, the association between takeoff and landing sorties and the corresponding month fields is lost, and complete data cannot be matched during retrieval. Cause: The IMPORT_TABLE_FIELD_MAPPING rule is not configured, and the dedicated field naming specifications for airport documents are not matched.

How to confirm the configuration is correct

  • Upload a single scanned airport annual report, check whether the text in the parsing result completely covers the image content, and confirm that the OCR_ENABLED configuration is enabled.
  • Upload a single airport infrastructure report with over 500 pages, check whether a timeout error is returned after parsing is completed, and confirm that the PARSE_FILE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS value is reasonable.
  • Import a monthly flight data file in Feishu multi-dimensional table format, check whether the parsed chunks retain the association between fields and units, and confirm that the PARSE_TABLE_KEEP_FORMAT configuration takes effect.
  • Retrieve the imported knowledge base, check whether professional aviation terminology phrases are split, and confirm that the chunk_overlap value meets the requirements.

Question material comes from public community discussions. Configuration values are common starting points and should be measured against your own samples. Verified on 2026-09-14.