NextGen for Airports: A Primer (2016)

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14 In this section, key takeaways that airport executives need to know have been drawn from the five ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports series reports. To find out more, consult each referenced report. Highlights of the Five ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports Series Reports

ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports Understanding the Airport’s Role in Performance-Based Navigation: Resource Guide (Volume 1) The purpose of Understanding the Airport’s Role in Performance-Based Navigation: Resource Guide is to provide comprehensive information concerning PBN, presented in an understandable, usable, and accessible format for airport operators, planners, managers, and other appropriate stakeholders. The PBN Resource Guide includes an introduction and chapters addressing: • PBN Components; • PBN Implementation; • Impact of PBN on Airports; • Procedure Design Processes, Personnel, and Tools; • Environmental Requirements for Procedures; • Stakeholders and Challenges in PBN Implementation; • Potential Contributions of the Airport to Procedure Development; • Lessons Learned and Best Practices; • Metrics for Assessing the Impact of Procedures; and • Procedure Design and Execution. Appendix A includes acronyms and initialisms. Appendix B includes a glossary of terms. Appendix C includes documentation of case studies for six airports. TR A N SPO R TA TIO N R ESEA R CH B O A R D 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERVIC E REQ U ESTED N O N -PRO FIT O RG . U .S. PO STAG E PA ID C O LU M BIA, M D PERM IT N O . 88 ACRP REPORT 150 Understanding the Airport’s Role in Performance-Based Navigation Resource Guide ACRP REPORT 150 TRB Volum e 1: U nderstanding the A irport’s R ole in Perform ance-B ased N avigation Volume 1 NextGEN for Airports AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM 15 FAA Enabling Investments • Policies, Procedures, and Criteria Development • Infrastructure • Airspace Design • Instrument Flight Procedures Aircraft Operator Enabling Investments • Avionics • Aircra Cerficaon • Operang Policies and Procedures + Airport Enabling Investments • Airfield Design • Airfield Infrastructure • Aeronaucal Surveying • Environmental Assessment • Community Outreach + Implementation Benets • Safety: Predictable, Repeatable Routes • Eciency: Enhanced Capacity, Opmized Routes • Environmental: Reduced Emissions, Noise, and Fuel Burn • Reliability: Connuous Operaons • Planning: Airfield Design = FAA PBN investments.

ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports Engaging Airport Stakeholders: Guidebook (Volume 2) The information in Engaging Airport Stakeholders: Guidebook and the accompanying electronic material is intended to explain the important role of airports in the implementation of PBN procedures and other NextGen initiatives. Airport planning, communications and marketing, and operations managers and staff will also learn how they can help their airport to develop, implement, and sustain an effective stakeholder engagement program, central to optimal implementation of NextGen capabilities. Chapters in the Guidebook address: • NextGen from an Airport’s Perspective, • Stakeholders in NextGen, • Stakeholder Engagement Objectives, • Stakeholder Engagement Options, • Effective Management Tools, • Engagement Materials, • Establishing and Maintaining a Stakeholder Engagement Program, and • Case Studies. An appendix contains a table of stakeholders in NextGen implementation. ACRP REPORT 150 Engaging Airport Stakeholders Guidebook ACRP REPORT 150 TRB Volum e 2: Engaging A irport Stakeholders Volume 2 NextGEN for Airports AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED 16 Su cc es sf ul E ng ag em en ts R ep or te d Stakeholder groups Stakeholder groups in NextGen implementation. Respondents (n = 23 of 40). Respondents could identify engagements with more than one group. Source: ACRP Project 01-28 survey

ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports Resources for Airports (Volume 3) Resources for Airports is the companion report to this Primer and provides additional information on NextGen and related programs. It includes expanded discussions of PBN, Surface Operations and Data Sharing, Multiple Runway Operations, and Data Communications, along with single-page fact sheets covering 27 NextGen programs, portfolio elements, and related technologies. Resources for Airports includes links to FAA NextGen-related websites. Chapters in Resources for Airports include: • What Is NextGen? • NextGen Architecture, • NextGen Programs and Portfolios (fact sheets), • NextGen Airport by Airport, and • Working with the FAA. Appendices include: • Acronyms and Abbreviations, • Glossary, and • Public Information Toolkit. Old (left) and new (right) STARS terminals. (Source: www.faa.gov/air_traffic/technology/tamr/) TR A N SPO R TA TIO N R ESEA R CH B O A R D 500 Fifth Street, N W W ashington, D C 20001 A D D RESS SERVIC E REQ U ESTED N O N -PRO FIT O RG . U .S. PO STAG E PA ID C O LU M BIA, M D PERM IT N O . 88 ACRP REPORT 150 Resources for Airports ACRP REPORT 150 TRB Volum e 3: R esources for A irports Volume 3 NextGEN for Airports AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM FPO 17

ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports Leveraging NextGen Spatial Data for Airports: Guidebook (Volume 4) The main objectives for Leveraging NextGen Spatial Data for Airports: Guidebook are to document what the benefits are that can be derived from spatial data that are to be collected in support of the FAA’s NextGen effort, how NextGen programs use these data, and how airports can maximize the use of these data. Chapters of the Guidebook describe: • NextGen Data Requirements, • Cost-Benefit Considerations, • Stakeholder Engagement Options, • Conclusions and Technology Trends, and • Guidance for Airport Sponsors and the Aviation Community. Appendix A includes interviews and case studies. Appendix B includes a sample abstract for an educational forum. Appendix C includes a PowerPoint outline and template. ACRP REPORT 150 Leveraging NextGen Spatial Data for Airports Guidebook ACRP REPORT 150 TRB Volum e 4: Leveraging N extG en Spatial D ata for A irports Volume 4 NextGEN for Airports AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED FPO 18 Greener Skies Over Seattle Initiative (FAA NextGen Snapshots).

ACRP Report 150: NextGen for Airports Airport Planning and Development (Volume 5) The overall objective of Airport Planning and Development is to develop guidance to help airport industry planning practitioners understand and incorporate NextGen capabilities into planning for all categories of airports. The chapters of this volume describe: • NextGen Technologies and Operational Improvements, • Incorporating NextGen into Airport Planning, • How NextGen Could Affect Medium and Large Airport Planning and Development, • How NextGen Could Affect Small Airport Planning and Development, and • The Role of Airport Planning and Development in NextGen Implementation and Community Acceptance. Separate appendices address: • ACRP NextGen Initiative Projects; • Summary and Lessons Learned from Airport Case Studies; • NextGen Elements and Applicability by Airport Sizes and Issues; • Results of Airport Practitioners Vetting Process; • NextGen Resources, Organizations, and Contacts; and • Relevant FAA Standard, Planning, and Development Criteria as well as NextGen Guidance Documents. ACRP REPORT 150 Airport Planning and Development ACRP REPORT 150 TRB Volum e 5: A irport Planning and D evelopm ent Volume 5 NextGEN for Airports AIRPORT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 500 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED FPO 19 Equivalent lateral spacing operations (ELSO).

20 NOTES 1 Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/2115/text. 2 FAA Order 1050.1 Guidance Memo, Guidance for Implementation of the Categorical Exclusion in Section 213(c)(2) of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. https://www.faa.gov/about/ office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/environ_policy_guidance/policy/faa_nepa_order/media/FAA_ Guidance_Memo_on_CATEX2.pdf. 3 The RTCA PBN Blueprint Task Group has produced two reports, which have been approved by the NextGen Advisory Committee: (1) “Blueprint for Success to Implementing Performance-Based Navigation,” October 2014; and (2) “PBN Blueprint Community Outreach,” June 2016.