An operational concept for the Smart Landing Facility (SLF)

Author

Thompson, Steven D. ; Bussolari, Steven R.

Author_Institution

Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

37165

Abstract

This paper describes an operational concept for the Smart Landing Facility (SLF). The SLF is proposed as a component of the Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) and is envisioned to utilize Communication, Navigation, Surveillance and Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) technologies to support higher-volume air traffic operations in a wider variety of weather conditions than are currently possible at airports without an Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) or Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON). In order to accomplish this, the SLF will provide aircraft sequencing and separation within its terminal airspace (the SLF traffic area) and on the airport surface. The SLF infrastructure will provide timely and accurate weather and other flight information as well as traffic advisories. The SLF will provide a means to coordinate with nearby TRACONs or Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) to ensure proper integration of its traffic flows with those of adjacent airspace

Keywords

aircraft landing guidance; airports; surveillance; ATC; CNS/ATM; SATS; air traffic management; aircraft separation; aircraft sequencing; airports; flight information; small aircraft transportation system; smart landing facility; terminal airspace; weather information; Aerospace control; Air traffic control; Air transportation; Aircraft navigation; Airports; Communication system operations and management; Communication system traffic control; Poles and towers; Surveillance; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems, 2001. DASC. 20th Conference

Conference_Location

Daytona Beach, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7034-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.2001.964175

Filename

964175