Federal Aviation Administration

NextGen

Performance Snapshots

  • an aircraft flying toward the runway at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport using the classic route and three aircraft flying toward the runway using a new, curved route

    Greener Skies Over Seattle = Greener Skies Over the USA

    A goal of Greener Skies is to prove that satellite-based navigation approaches can be flown using the same separation standards as procedures using ground-based instrument landing systems have today.

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  • two additional departure paths from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport's runways 10 and 8R

    Ten Degrees of Separation in Atlanta

    NextGen solutions are increasing your odds of an on time departure from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. A new NextGen separation standard adds two additional departure routes in Atlanta.

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  • three lanes of flying aircraft merging into one lane and landing on the runway at Newark while flying across the airspace boundaries of Cleveland, Boston and New York centers

    NextGen Uses Time to Minimize Delays at Busy Airports

    Imagine that part of your daily commute was driving on a congested highway where three busy lanes of cars have to slow down to merge into one lane of traffic.

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  • aircraft on two intersecting runways

    Data Sharing Helps Airlines Reduce Delays

    NextGen technologies are providing better and more frequent data to improve collaborative decision making for the aviation industry and reduce the impact of delays on the traveling public.

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View performance indicators across the national airspace

Airports

Even as we bring new airports online to NextGen initiatives, there are many airports already exploiting NextGen procedures. Here is the progress for the 30 targeted airports.

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Metroplexes

We are designing hubs in the sky that can move traffic more efficiently through crowded regions. Explore the progress at the 21 targeted areas of the country.

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Performance Comparisons

Compare two different airports or metroplexes across the country to see performance-based indicators side by side.

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