Future Air Traffic Management Requirements for Dynamic Weather Avoidance Routing

We present information requirements for a future air traffic management (ATM) system focusing on dynamic weather avoidance maneuvering. Assuming a net-centric operation (NCO) that provides a mechanism to inform all users of weather forecast information, hazardous weather constraints, and weather avoidance routing requirements, the future ATM system can move away from static jet route routing toward a system where routes are defined dynamically, adjusted during the course of the day as required by traffic demand and the geometry of severe weather constraints. Such an operational concept will be particularly useful for time periods where weather is a major constraint to operating the national airspace system (NAS), and traffic delays or reductions in safety are often the result

[1]  R. DeLaura,et al.  ROUTE SELECTION DECISION SUPPORT IN CONVECTIVE WEATHER: A CASE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER AND OPERATIONAL ASSUMPTIONS ON DEPARTURE THROUGHPUT , 2002 .

[2]  Heinz Erzberger,et al.  Concept for Next Generation Air Traffic Control System , 2002 .

[3]  Jimmy Krozel,et al.  THE FUTURE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM: DESIGN REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY WEATHER CONSTRAINTS , 2003 .

[4]  E. Carbone.  Weather forecasting accuracy for FAA traffic flow management: A workshop report , 2003 .

[5]  Aslaug Haraldsdottir,et al.  Air Traffic Management Capacity-Driven Operational Concept Through 2015 , 1998 .

[6]  Jimmy Krozel,et al.  Potential Benefits of Fix-Based Ground Delay Programs to Address Weather Constraints , 2004 .

[7]  S. Allan,et al.  Advanced Terminal Weather Products Demonstration in New York , 2004 .

[8]  Joseph S. B. Mitchell,et al.  Automated Route Generation for Avoiding Deterministic Weather in Transition Airspace , 2007 .

[9]  Joseph E. Sherry.  Traffic Flow Management (TFM) Weather Rerouting Decision Support , 2000 .

[10]  Philip J. Smith,et al.  Congestion Management via Interactive Dynamic Flight Lists and Customer Submitted Multiple Routing Options , 2005 .

[11]  Joseph S. B. Mitchell,et al.  Designing On-Demand Coded Departure Routes , 2006 .

[12]  Joseph S. B. Mitchell,et al.  Comparison of Algorithms for Synthesizing Weather Avoidance Routes in Transition Airspace , 2004 .

[13]  Jimmy Krozel,et al.  An Algorithmic Approach for Airspace Flow Programs , 2006 .