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Applied Traffic Flow Management

Completed TRL 3 (started at 2, targeting 6)

Description

Domestic Applied Traffic Flow Management develops and delivers air/ground technologies and procedures to the FAA and flight operators that enable reduced weather-induced delays through the integration of weather information to better manage aircraft, traffic flow, airspace and schedule constraints.

Benefits

• Efficient re-routes that are traffic-manager friendly, avoid merging streams, weather proximity, and congestion. • Integrated solutions extend NASA domestic air/ground capabilities for individual aircraft and streams of aircraft to overcome traffic flow management challenges and achieve reduced lengths of conservative pre-flight routes.

Details

Technology areaAir Traffic Management and Range Tracking Systems > Traffic Management Concepts
ProgramAirspace Operations and Safety Program (AOSP)
Lead organizationAmes Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Start date2015-10-01
End date2020-09-30

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