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... B-1 B-1 APPENDIX B ESSENTIAL REFERENCES AND DATA SOURCES Appendix B includes a list of essential references for airfield capacity analysis and a list of sources of information about each of the 21 c apacity f actors . ESSENTIAL REFERENCES This list of essential references for airfield capacity analysis includ es FAA documents, airfield capacity documents, FAA Air Traffic Control orders and manuals, in ternational airfield capacity documents, future technologies and systems, data sources, models, government and university documents and papers.
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... B-2 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-2 Operational Evolu tion Plans. The existing environmental restrictions impact ing runway capacity, such as noise abatement procedures, were assumed to exist for the duration of the forecast.
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... Appendix B B-3 B - 3 Resolution Advisories) , 2 - 1 - 28 (RVSM Operations)
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... B-4 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-4 2.6 U.S. Department of Transportation & Federal Aviation Administration (2008)
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... Appendix B B-5 B - 5 3. International Airfield Capacity Documents 3.1 National Air Traffic Services , Ltd.
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... B-6 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-6 5.2 Federal Aviation Administration (2010)
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... Appendix B B-7 B-7 5.6 Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) , Bureau of Transportation Statistics (2011)
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... B-8 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-8 6. Models 6.1 LMI Government Consul�ng (2009)
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... Appendix B B-9 B - 9 development of additional modeling capabilities in the (then) near future.
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... B-10 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-10 6.4 ACES 6.4.1 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2004)
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... Appendix B B-11 B-11 departure fi x. " The ACES tool models an airport's state per 15 min utes of run - time as either VFR or IFR, which in turn helps to define the airport's capacity.
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... B-12 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-12 6.7 ENPRAS 6.7.1 Flight Transportation Associates (2001)
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... Appendix B B-13 B - 13 6.12 NASPAC 6.12.1 Federal Aviation Administrati on (2010)
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... B-14 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B - 14 6.20 TASIM 6.20.1 Flight Transportation Associates (2001)
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... Appendix B B-15 B - 15 7.3 Hansen, M., T Nikoleris, D
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... B-16 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B - 16 enforcing go - around procedures when separation distances are too small. " The authors also propose two tools .
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... Appendix B B-17 B-17 7.13 Gaier, E.M., & P.F.
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... B-18 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-18 DATA SOURCES This sec�on lists sources of informa�on about each of the factors that influence capacity es�mates. Addi�onally, more detailed descrip�ons are included for sources for track data, aircraft counts, and runway occupancy �me.
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... Appendix B B-19 B-19 Aircra� Avionics Equipage Data Requirements Descrip�on 1. Sources Forecast equipage profiles for fleets (aircra� manufacturers order lists, FAA, Mitre CAASD)
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... B-20 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-20 Visual Flight Rules and Visual Approaches Data Requirements Descrip�on 1. Sources Charts -- – Standard Terminal Arrivals (STARS)
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... Appendix B B-21 B - 21 Wake Turbulence Data Requirements Description 1. Sources U.S.
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... B-22 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-22 Human Factors (Controller Workload) , Human Factors (Air-Ground Communica�ons)
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... Appendix B B-23 B-23 Neighboring Airports (Radar Track Data) -- Used in Conjunc�on with Published Procedures Data Requirements Descrip�on 1.
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... B-24 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B - 24 Track Data This section describes the two sources of track data available in the United States : Performance Data Analysis and Reporting System (PDARS) and Airport Surface Detection, Model X (ASDE - X)
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... Appendix B B-25 B-25 PDARS data can be used to iden�fy and generate sta�s�cs for events, such as sector crossings, as seen in Figure B-2. Figure B-2.
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... B-26 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-26 Na�onal: • ATC System Command Center (ATCSCC) in Herndon, Virginia Format A sample format of PDARS data is shown below.
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... Appendix B B-27 B-27 3,1205901700.860,52533,2723,721,0/JFK,1350,CAL011,1,40.62749,-73.74191,17.76,9,0.004,0.004,99.00,176,75,1318,?
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... B-28 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B-28 • Miami Interna�onal Airport (Miami, FL)
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... Appendix B B-29 B-29 DD_TRACK 1183335341631 UNKN 207 11025938 -1 - - N/A 325326.27447515726/970203.4371766448/1.0 572/-690 0.0 0.0 false -1 - 1183335342000 0 DD_TRACK 1183335341632 EGF670 244 1 -1 - - E135 324420.83295568824/971052.6947163045/11000.0 -13213/-17493 94.95285 91.69491 false -1 - 1183335342000 1009119 DD_TRACK 1183335341632 N88XJ 134 1 -1 - - BE9L 325204.63490590453/964530.7500444353/3000.0 26384/-3170 -95.03762 71.61599 false -1 - 1183335342000 0 DD_TRACK 1183335341632 EGF849 208 11207505 -1 - - E135 325416.91089332104/970248.739888072/-1.0 -605/870 -0.0 -0.0 false -1 - 1183335342000 1009101 Aircraft Count Data Three sources of aircra� count data are Avia�on System Performance Metrics (ASPM) , Official Airline Guide (OAG)
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... B-30 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B - 30 ETMSC data access system approximately 10 days after the end of the month. Preliminary next - day ETMS data and enhanced 5 - day data are used to construct ASPM records, but these preliminary data are not reported in the ETMSC data access system.
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... Appendix B B-31 B-31 7.3) Data Analysis Process Deriving the ROT distribu�on from surface track data requires a four-step process: Step 1: Iden�fy arrival tracks.
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... B-32 Evaluating Airfield Capacity B - 32 Figure B - 4. Example histogram for ROT.
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASAO National Association of State Aviation Officials NCFRP National Cooperative Freight Research Program NCHRP National Cooperative Highway Research Program NHTSA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NTSB National Transportation Safety Board PHMSA Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration RITA Research and Innovative Technology Administration SAE Society of Automotive Engineers SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (2005) TCRP Transit Cooperative Research Program TEA-21 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (1998)

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