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Improved Throughput with Cooperating Futuristic Airspace Management ComponentsAn experiment was conducted to integrate airspace management tools that would typically be confined to either the en route or the terminal airspace to explore the potential benefits of their communication to improve arrival capacity. A NAS-wide simulation was configured with a new concept component that used the information to reconfigure the terminal airspace to the capacity benefit of the airport. Reconfiguration included a dynamically expanding and contracting TRACON area and a varying number of active arrival runways, both automatically selected to accommodate predicted volume of traffic. ATL and DFW were selected for the study. Results showed significant throughput increase for scenarios that are considered to be over-capacity for current day airport configurations. During periods of sustained demand for ATL 2018, throughput increased by 26 operations per hour (30%) and average delay was reduced from 18 minutes to 8 minutes per flight when using the dynamic TRACON. Similar results were obtained for DFW with 2018 traffic levels and for ATL with 2006 traffic levels, but with lower benefits due to lower demand.
Document ID
20140003155
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Glaab, Patricia C.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
April 17, 2014
Publication Date
October 6, 2013
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Report/Patent Number
Paper No. 127
NF1676L-16243
Meeting Information
Meeting: Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC)
Location: Syracuse, NY
Country: United States
Start Date: October 6, 2013
End Date: October 10, 2013
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 305295.02.90.07.02.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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