Next Generation Air Transportation System

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The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is a comprehensive modernization initiative transforming the U.S. air traffic control system through advanced technologies to increase safety, capacity, and efficiency in the national airspace.

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instanceOf United States federal program
air traffic management modernization program
aviation infrastructure initiative
administeredBy Federal Aviation Administration NERFINISHED
aimsTo enable more direct flight routes
enable more precise approaches and departures
support increased traffic without proportional infrastructure expansion
appliesTo National Airspace System NERFINISHED
component ADS-B In NERFINISHED
ADS-B Out NERFINISHED
Data Comm en route services
Data Comm tower services
Metroplex airspace redesign projects
NextGen Weather systems NERFINISHED
Performance Based Navigation procedures
System Wide Information Management infrastructure NERFINISHED
coordinatedBy Joint Planning and Development Office NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field aeronautics
air traffic control
air transportation
fundedBy U.S. federal government NERFINISHED
goal improve efficiency of air traffic operations
increase capacity of the National Airspace System
increase safety in the National Airspace System
reduce aviation environmental impact
reduce flight delays
reduce fuel consumption in aviation
hasAspect airspace redesign
procedural changes in air traffic control
technology modernization
industry aviation
longTermHorizon 2025 and beyond
participant Department of Commerce NERFINISHED
Department of Defense NERFINISHED
Department of Homeland Security NERFINISHED
Department of Transportation NERFINISHED
Federal Aviation Administration NERFINISHED
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED
aviation industry stakeholders
planningStart early 2000s
replaces legacy ground-based navigation aids
radar-based air traffic control technologies
shortName NextGen NERFINISHED
startTime mid-2000s
uses Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast NERFINISHED
Data Communications
Performance Based Navigation NERFINISHED
System Wide Information Management NERFINISHED
advanced weather forecasting systems
digital communications between pilots and controllers
satellite-based navigation

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Airspace Operations and Safety Program supports Next Generation Air Transportation System