An Analysis of the Impacts of the Airport Radar Service Area (ARSA),

Abstract

The Airport Radar Services Area (ARSA) is a new concept in thermal airspace design that has been proposed as a replacement for the Terminal Radar Service Area (TRSA) which has been installed at 137 locations in the U.S. The primary difference between them is that pilots can enter the TRSA without communicating with Air Traffic Control (ATC), while in the ARSA ATC service is mandatory. This report contains an analysis of data gathered both before and after the implementation of the ARSA at two lead sites. The analysis concludes that the ARSA produces a significant reduction in a collision risk at a moderate increase in controller workload with no significant impact on ATC service to the pilots.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA150954

Entities

People

  • K. Geisinger

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air National Guard
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Controllers
  • Aircrafts
  • Airport Control Towers
  • Altitude
  • Availability
  • Collision Avoidance Systems
  • Collisions
  • Flight
  • Instrument Flight
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Mid-Air Collisions
  • Risk
  • Risk Factors
  • Standards
  • Workload

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.

Technology Areas

  • Space