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From page 75... ... 5While the FAA's current NextGen initiatives will enhance the overall NAS, the direct and indi-rect benefits to most small commercial service and GA airports are likely to be focused on improving access during its initial implementation. For these airports, much of the focus has been on lowering approach minimums and improving airfield capacity during inclement weather conditions; particularly through the implementation of satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS) Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... 74 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT The NPIAS categorizes public use airports by type of activities, including commercial service, primary, cargo service, reliever, and GA airports.1 For the purpose of this document, small airports generally include the following NPIAS Classifications: • Nonhub Primary Commercial Service (>10,000 annual passenger boardings, but less than 0.25 percent of total passenger boardings in the U.S.; 380,000 boardings in 2014) Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 75 FAA NextGen Technologies and Initiatives Applicable to Small Airports The deployment of FAA's NextGen initiatives and supporting technologies has been, and will continue to be, limited at small airports. While a few of the FAA's NextGen initiatives have global application at most airports, the deployment of many of these initiatives at small airports may be inhibited due to 1Medium and Large Airports generally include the following NPIAS Classifications: • Medium Hub Primary Commercial Service (at least 0.25% but less than 1% of annual passenger boardings) Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... 76 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT a variety of factors. This section provides an overview of the applicability of the FAA's NextGen initiatives and support technologies at small airports and describes the factors that may inhibit or preclude their deployment. Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 77 Table 5-3. Improved landing systems application to small airports. Read the entire page →
From page 80... ... 78 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Table 5-4. Improved landing systems application -- small airport planning considerations. Read the entire page →
From page 81... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 79 departure routes to and from small airports could be established, thereby allowing small aircraft to be segregated from heavy aircraft that are destined to or originating from other nearby airports. This may allow both airports to optimize the throughput of their airfields. Read the entire page →
From page 82... ... 80 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ing will also be improved, air traffic controllers having the ability to open and close departure and arrival routes in real time. Multilateration MLAT is utilized by ASDE-X and WAM systems that enhance aircraft tracking in mountainous terrain and improve coverage and separations services within terminal airspace environs. Read the entire page →
From page 83... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 81 Effects of Multilateration on Planning and Development at Small Airports While MLAT applications in remote areas with mountainous terrain have proved effective for enhancing operational safety, they have also been proven to increase capacity at small airports where the installation of a traditional radar system cannot supply adequate coverage in mountainous terrain. It can also improve the operational safety and capacity of the terminal airspace environs, particularly at airports with closely spaced parallel runways. Read the entire page →
From page 84... ... 82 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Table 5-9. Surface operations and data sharing application to small airports. Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 83 Effects of Surface Operations and Data Sharing on Planning and Development at Small Airports To leverage the benefits of surface operations and data sharing applications, small airports would need to include the costs of the acquisition of these technologies into their airport capital, operating, and maintenance budgets. The conversion of LED lighting technology should be considered when airfield lighting systems are upgraded or new installations are developed. Read the entire page →
From page 86... ... 84 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Since wake turbulence hazards are greater with heavy aircraft, the recategorization of wake turbulence separation standards are much more beneficial at large airports than small airports. In fact, the direct benefits associated with Phase I Wake RECAT at small airports have mostly been limited to those airports that also serve significant volumes of Heavy jet and B757 aircraft that produce significant wake turbulence hazards. Read the entire page →
From page 87... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 85 Dependent Runway Operations NextGen offers the ability to enhance the airfield capacity of airports with multiple runways through wake turbulence avoidance and/or potential changes in the minimum separation standards for aircraft landing on parallel runways during IMC. Wake turbulence avoidance procedures could benefit small airports with either intersecting or closely spaced parallel runways (<2,500 feet of lateral separation) Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... 86 \| AIRPORT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Small airports with dual parallel runways and a lateral separation between 2,500 feet and 4,300 feet would have the best opportunity to improve arrival capacity during IMC. Through the use of highresolution color monitoring displays with alert algorithms (i.e., FMA) Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... Applicability of NextGen to Small Airport Planning and Development \| 87 airspace, around busy airports, and above 10,000 feet, which will open up opportunities for developing improved procedures because of ADS-B's much greater accuracy compared with today's conventional radar surveillance systems. Effects of ADS-B In on Airport Planning and Development The primary benefit of ADS-B In is to enhance operational safety both in flight and on the ground. Read the entire page →

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... 5While the FAA's current NextGen initiatives will enhance the overall NAS, the direct and indi-rect benefits to most small commercial service and GA airports are likely to be focused on improving access during its initial implementation. For these airports, much of the focus has been on lowering approach minimums and improving airfield capacity during inclement weather conditions; particularly through the implementation of satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS)