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NASA Advances Airport and Air Traffic Technologies

NASA is testing new technologies to improve air travel safety and efficiency, focusing on ground operations and in-flight management.

NASA's Ames Research Center tested systems for runway safety and taxiway operations, including digital taxi guidance for pilots and sensors to detect runway obstacles. These aim to reduce workload and errors.

Testing simulated scenarios where sensors identified a runway vehicle, enhancing pilot awareness. The goal is to streamline airport traffic and improve situational awareness.

Future tests will integrate ground systems with simulated air traffic control to assess airspace management impact. NASA aims for a more autonomous and harmonious airspace.

NASA is also working to reduce flight delays and holding patterns. Recent evaluations involved real-time trajectory sharing to improve arrival predictions.

This data helps controllers sequence traffic better, reducing holding patterns. Digital rerouting technology is also being developed to suggest new routes to avoid delays.

Pre-departure rerouting tools allow dispatchers and controllers to share a unified digital view of flights, enabling digital coordination of route changes.

NASA has transferred its routing technology to the FAA and airlines for further testing, building on decades of airspace modernization efforts.

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