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Completed TRL 4 (started at 2, targeting 6)
Integrated/Arrival/Departure/Surface Operations develops and delivers an integrated metroplex traffic manager to the FAA NextGen and Air Traffic Organizations, flight operators, and airport operators, that leverages NASA, FAA and industry technologies to enable simultaneous improvement of the predictability and efficiency of arrival, departure and surface operations.
ATD-2 alleviates airport surface congestion by advising controllers to hold some departing flights at the gate instead of having the flights wait in long departure queues at the end of the runway. Shifting some of the departure wait time from the taxiway to the gate saves fuel, reduces emissions, and gives airlines and passengers more options in the period prior to pushback.
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