Benefits from information sharing between an air traffic service provider and a major air carrier are evaluated. Aircraft arrival time schedules generated by the NASA/FAA Center/TRACON Automation System (CTAS) were provided to the American Airlines System Operations Control Center in Fort Worth, Texas, during a field trial of a specialized CTAS display. A statistical analysis indicates that the CTAS schedules, based on aircraft trajectories predicted from real-time radar and weather data, are substantially more accurate than the traditional airline arrival time estimates, constructed from flight plans and en route crew updates. The improvement offered by CTAS is especially advantageous during periods of heavy traffic and substantial terminal area delay, allowing the airline to avoid large predictive errors with serious impact on the efficiency and profitability of flight operations.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    A Comparison of Center/TRACON Automation System and Airline Time of Arrival Predictions


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2000-02-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





    Design of Center-TRACON Automation System

    Erzberger, Heinz / Davis, Thomas J. / Green, Steven | NTRS | 1993


    Design of Center-Tracon Automation System

    Erzberger, H. / Davis, T. J. / Green, S. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1993


    Center-Tracon Automation System: Simulation and Field Testing

    D. G. Denery / H. Erzberger | NTIS | 1995