Transcription of Concept of Operations
1 Concept of Operations for the Next Generation Air Transportation SystemJoint Planning and Development Office I Version of Operations for the Next Generation Air Transportation SystemJoint Planning and Development Office I Version Documentation PageForm ApprovedOMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for the collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering andmaintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information,including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, ArlingtonVA 22202-4302.
2 Respondents should be aware that notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall be subject to a penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if itdoes not display a currently valid OMB control number. 1. REPORT DATE 2011 2. REPORT TYPE 3. DATES COVERED 00-00-2011 to 00-00-2011 4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE Concept of Operations for the Next Generation Air TransportationSystem. Version 5a. CONTRACT NUMBER 5b. GRANT NUMBER 5c. PROGRAM ELEMENT NUMBER 6. AUTHOR(S) 5d. PROJECT NUMBER 5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) joint Planning and Development Office,Next Generation AirTransportation System (NextGen),1500 K St NW Ste 500,Washington,DC,20005 8.
3 PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONREPORT NUMBER 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSOR/MONITOR S ACRONYM(S) 11. SPONSOR/MONITOR S REPORT NUMBER(S) 12. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT Approved for public release; distribution unlimited 13. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES 14. ABSTRACT 15. SUBJECT TERMS 16. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION OF: 17. LIMITATION OF ABSTRACT Same asReport (SAR) 18. NUMBEROF PAGES 153 19a. NAME OFRESPONSIBLE PERSON a. REPORT unclassified b. ABSTRACT unclassified c. THIS PAGE unclassified Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18 OPERATIONAL Concept FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) PREFACE VERSION i joint PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Preface 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 The joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) is continuing to refine a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
4 This version of the ConOps provides an overall, integrated view of NextGen Operations for the 2025 time-frame, including key transformations from today s Operations . The development of the ConOps is an iterative and evolutionary process that encompasses the input and feedback of the aviation community. Version of the document includes accepted comments resulting from an internal review and an expanded vision of the NextGen concepts and capabilities. Interested individuals can find details of the JPDO comment and review process at under the joint Planning Environment (JPE) section. 10 11 OPERATIONAL Concept FOR THE DOCUMENT REVISION REGISTER NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN)
5 joint PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ii VERSION Document Revision Register 12 Version Document Content Added Reviewer Release Date Initial document that includes the major day-of-flight air navigation elements that support operational activities of a flight moving from block to block JPDO Staff and Integrated Product Teams May 9, 2006 Major comments from Version review Aviation Stakeholder Community July 24, 2006 Major comments from Version review Submitted to JPDO Board for Approval Unreleased Initial addition of remaining key NextGen Concepts that support Operations from curb to curb as well as planning and strategic support functions JPDO Staff and Integrated Product Teams November 14, 2006 Revised Version , including air navigation and flight operation concepts as well as revised Executive Summary JPDO Staff and Integrated Product Teams December 6, 2006 Major comments from Version review Integrated Product Team Leads January 29.
6 2007 Major comments from Version review Aviation Stakeholder Community February 28, 2007 Major comments from Version review Submitted to JPDO Board for Approval June 13, 2007 Incorporated NextGen Capabilities, Comments from Version review, SSA and NCO ConOps JPDO Staff and Working Groups October 1, 2009 Addressed Deferred Comments from Version JPDO Staff and Working Groups April 10 2010 Addressed comments from and revised section Airside Operations JPDO Staff and Working Groups September 30, 2010 13 OPERATIONAL Concept FOR THE NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) TABLE OF CONTENTS VERSION iii joint PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE TABLE OF CONTENTS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 PREFACE.
7 I DOCUMENT REVISION REGISTER .. II TABLE OF CONTENTS .. III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .. 1 1 1-1 NEXTGEN ENVIRONMENT .. 1-1 BACKGROUND .. 1-2 Key Characteristics of NextGen .. 1-3 NextGen Planning Organization .. 1-7 NEXTGEN STAKEHOLDERS .. 1-9 OVERVIEW OF NEXTGEN CONCEPTS AND CAPABILITIES .. 1-10 DOCUMENT SCOPE AND ORGANIZATION .. 1-14 2 AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT Operations .. 2-1 INTRODUCTION .. 2-1 COLLABORATIVE AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT .. 2-8 Capacity Management .. 2-10 Flow Contingency Management .. 2-12 TRAJECTORY-BASED Operations .. 2-13 Trajectory Management (TM) Process.
8 2-15 Separation Management Process .. 2-15 TBO Aircraft Procedures .. 2-17 TRANSFORMED ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 2-25 Functional Task Allocation .. 2-26 Human-to-System Interactions .. 2-26 Flight Operator Roles and Vehicle Types .. 2-27 Transformations in ANSP Processes .. 2-32 3 AIRPORT Operations AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES .. 3-1 INTRODUCTION .. 3-1 AIRSIDE Operations .. 3-2 Enhanced Airside Safety & Security .. 3-3 Improved Airside Operational Efficiency Especially in Non-Movement Areas .. 3-4 Enhanced Airside Facility Management .. 3-5 Enhanced Airside Maintenance.
9 3-6 Enhanced Winter Operations .. 3-6 Surface Data Availability and Management .. 3-7 TRANSFORMED LANDSIDE AND PASSENGER TERMINAL 3-7 OPERATIONAL Concept FOR THE TABLE OF CONTENTS NEXT GENERATION AIR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM (NEXTGEN) VERSION iv joint PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE Landside Resource and Passenger Flow Management .. 3-7 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Passenger Processing and Security.
10 3-8 Off-Airport Passenger and Baggage Processing Enabled through Integrated Trip Tracking .. 3-8 Intermodal Ground Access .. 3-8 TRANSFORMED AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT .. 3-9 Airport Preservation .. 3-9 Catalysts for Airport Development Actions .. 3-11 Efficient, Flexible, and Responsive Airport Planning Processes .. 3-11 Regional System Planning .. 3-12 Flexible Terminal Design .. 3-14 Optimized Airfield Design .. 3-14 Airport Congestion Management .. 3-16 CHALLENGES TO NEXTGEN AIRPORTS .. 3-17 4 NET-CENTRIC Operations .. 4-1 INTRODUCTION .. 4-1 TRANSFORMED NET-CENTRIC Operations .
