Airport Capacity Enhancement Plan.

Abstract

The Airport Capacity Enhancement Plan plays a major role in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) effort to increase airport capacity and efficiency without compromising the safety of passengers or the environment. The Plan identifies the causes and extent of capacity and delay problems currently associated with the U.S. air system, projects the effects of increased air traffic on airport capacity over the next decade, and outlines various planned and ongoing FAA projects intended to reduce capacity enhancement areas: 1) airport construction and expansion; 2) revised airspace control procedures; 3) additional equipment and systems; and 4) capacity enhancement and planning studies. A description of each project is provided, along with significant milestones and estimates of the resulting capacity-related benefits. Keywords: Air traffic control systems.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA180499

Entities

Organizations

  • John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Airports
  • Airspace Control
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Efficiency
  • Environment
  • Passengers
  • Radar Landing Control
  • Traffic

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

Technology Areas

  • Space