Enhanced AEDT Modeling of Aircraft Arrival and Departure Profiles, Volume 2: Research Report (2018)

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1 Contents 1 Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Preface .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Existing Standard Departure Profiles ............................................................................................ 8 Existing Standard Arrival Profiles .................................................................................................. 9 Research Benefits ......................................................................................................................... 9 Report Contents .......................................................................................................................... 10 3 Research Results ............................................................................................................................... 11 Industry Review Findings ............................................................................................................ 11 Profile Customization .............................................................................................................. 11 FAA Profile Review Process ................................................................................................... 13 Current Industry Practices ....................................................................................................... 14 Industry Review Conclusions .................................................................................................. 20 New Profile Identification and Prioritization ................................................................................. 20 Process ................................................................................................................................... 21 Exhibit 3-1 Process Flow Chart .......................................................................................................... 21 Baseline and Candidate Profile Creation and Evaluation ....................................................... 21 Baseline Trajectory Creation ................................................................................................... 23 Candidate Trajectory Creation ................................................................................................ 25 Exhibit 3-2 PDARS Trajectory Manipulation - Departures ............................................................... 28 Exhibit 3-3 PDARS Trajectory Manipulation - Arrivals ..................................................................... 29 Candidate Profile Evaluation ................................................................................................... 30 Candidate Profile Iteration Process ........................................................................................ 31 Exhibit 3-4 Creating an Aircraft Class Averaged Track ................................................................... 33 Exhibit 3-5 Distance From Airport to Level-off ................................................................................. 35 Exhibit 3-6 Averaging Trajectory Scores ........................................................................................... 41 Prioritized Candidate Profiles .................................................................................................. 43 Exhibit 3-7 AEDT Receptor Locations ............................................................................................... 48 Exhibit 3-8 A-B753-HJ-1-6000-40andup-34andup Trajectory Comparison ..................................... 51 New Profile Development and Validation .................................................................................... 52 Methodology Overview ............................................................................................................ 52 Arrival Profile Development ..................................................................................................... 52 Departure Profile Development ............................................................................................... 53 Omitted Procedures ................................................................................................................ 55 Procedure Generation Metrics Summary ................................................................................ 55 Validation Process .................................................................................................................. 57 Summary of Procedure Results .............................................................................................. 57 New Profiles Developed for AEDT .............................................................................................. 58

2 Exhibit 3-9 757PW Existing Standard and New Departure Procedures .......................................... 59 Exhibit 3-10 757PW Existing Standard and New Arrival Procedures .............................................. 60 New Methods to Customize Profiles ........................................................................................... 62 Pseudo Code Description ....................................................................................................... 62 Exhibit 3-11 Recommended Approach Customization Treatment ................................................... 63 Exhibit 3-12 Recommended TCACAC Customization Treatment .................................................... 64 Exhibit 3-13 Recommended TCAC Customization Treatment .......................................................... 65 4 Guidance Document Overview ......................................................................................................... 66 5 Implementation Plan .......................................................................................................................... 67 Products of the Research ........................................................................................................ 67 Audience for the Products ....................................................................................................... 67 Potential Impediments to Successful Implementation ............................................................ 67 Leadership in Applying the Research products ...................................................................... 68 Activities Necessary for Successful Implementation ............................................................... 68 Criteria for Judging Progress of Implementation ..................................................................... 69 6 List of References .............................................................................................................................. 70 List of Appendices Appendices A through E of this document are not published herein, but are available on the Supporting Materials for ACRP Web-Only Document 36 microsite on the TRB website. Appendix A – Initial Baseline and Candidate Profile Comparisons Appendix B – New Arrival Procedure Plots Appendix C – New Departure Procedure Plots Appendix D – New Procedure Definitions Appendix E – New Procedure Generation Metrics

3 List of Tables Table 3-1 Custom Profile Options in INM and AEDT ................................................................................. 12 Table 3-2 Profile Modeling Types Requiring FAA Approval ....................................................................... 14 Table 3-3 Summary of Practitioner Interview Responses .......................................................................... 17 Table 3-4 PDARS Operation Counts By Airport & Operation Type ........................................................... 23 Table 3-5 Stage Length Definition ............................................................................................................. 24 Table 3-6 Set of AEDT Aircraft Types Used for Candidate Profiles .......................................................... 26 Table 3-7 Iteration #2 – Ranges & Counts of Distance of Level-off .......................................................... 36 Table 3-8 Iteration #2 – Ranges & Counts of Distance from Airport to Level-off ....................................... 37 Table 3-9 Iteration #3 – Ranges & Counts of Distance of Level-off (Arrivals Only) ................................... 42 Table 3-10 Iteration #3 – Ranges & Counts of Distance From Airport To Level-off (Arrivals Only) .......... 42 Table 3-11 Iteration #3 – Values & Ranks for Trajectory Metric and Frequency ....................................... 43 Table 3-12 Candidate Profile Aircraft Types .............................................................................................. 45 Table 3-13 Baseline & Candidate Profile Fuel Burn Comparison .............................................................. 46 Table 3-14 Baseline Minus Candidate LAMAX Values (dB) ...................................................................... 49 Table 3-15 Departure Procedure Generation Metrics ................................................................................ 56 Table 3-16 Sample New Procedural Profiles Table ................................................................................... 61 Table 3-17 Sample New Procedural Profile Steps Table .......................................................................... 61 

4 List of Exhibits Exhibit 3-1 Process Flow Chart .................................................................................................................. 21 Exhibit 3-2 PDARS Trajectory Manipulation - Departures ......................................................................... 28 Exhibit 3-3 PDARS Trajectory Manipulation - Arrivals ............................................................................... 29 Exhibit 3-4 Creating an Aircraft Class Averaged Track ............................................................................. 33 Exhibit 3-5 Distance From Airport to Level-off ........................................................................................... 35 Exhibit 3-6 Averaging Trajectory Scores .................................................................................................... 41 Exhibit 3-7 AEDT Receptor Locations ....................................................................................................... 48 Exhibit 3-8 A-B753-HJ-1-6000-40andup-34andup Trajectory Comparison ................................................ 51 Exhibit 3-9 757PW Existing Standard and New Departure Procedures ..................................................... 59 Exhibit 3-10 757PW Existing Standard and New Arrival Procedures ......................................................... 60 Exhibit 3-11 Recommended Approach Customization Treatment .............................................................. 63 Exhibit 3-12 Recommended TCACAC Customization Treatment .............................................................. 64 Exhibit 3-13 Recommended TCAC Customization Treatment ................................................................... 65

5 List of Acronyms ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program AEE FAA Office of Environment and Energy AEDT Aviation Environmental Design Tool AFE Above Field Elevation AIR Aerospace Information Report APP FAA Office of Airport Planning and Programming ASDE-X Airport Surface Detection Equipment, Model X ASIF AEDT Standard Input File ATC Air Traffic Control ATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport ATO FAA Air Traffic Organization BADA EUROCONTROL's Base of Aircraft Data BOS Boston Logan International Airport BWI Baltimore-Washington International Airport CAS Calibrated Airspeed CLT Charlotte Douglas International Airport DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport DEN Denver International Airport DFW Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ECAC European Civil Aviation Conference EDMS Emissions and Dispersion Modeling System EWR Newark Liberty International Airport FAA Federal Aviation Administration FLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport FMS Flight Management System GUI Graphical User Interface HJ Heavy Jet HNL Honolulu International Airport IAD Washington Dulles International Airport IAH George Bush Houston Intercontinental Airport ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization INM Integrated Noise Model JFK New York John F. Kennedy International Airport LAMAX Maximum A-Weighted Sound Pressure Level LAS Las Vegas McCarran International Airport LAX Los Angeles International Airport LGA New York LaGuardia Airport LJ Large Jet

6 LP Large Piston LT Large Turbo MCO Orlando International Airport MDW Chicago Midway Airport MEM Memphis International Airport MIA Miami International Airport MSL Mean Sea Level MSP Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport NIRS the Noise Integrated Routing System ORD Chicago O’Hare International Airport PDARS Performance Data Analysis and Reporting System PHL Philadelphia International Airport PHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ROC Rate of Climb SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAN San Diego International Airport SEA Seattle-Tacoma International Airport SEL Sound Exposure Level SFO San Francisco International Airport SJ Small Jet SLC Salt Lake City International Airport SP Small Piston ST Small Turbo TCAC Takeoff, Climb, Accelerate, Climb TCACAC Takeoff, Climb, Accelerate, Climb, Accelerate, Climb TPA Tampa International Airport TRACON Terminal Radar Approach Control TRB Transportation Research Board