Advanced ATM Techniques Symposium and Workshops Today s Opportunities for Saving Fuel and Reducing Emissions 4 6 November 2013, ICAO Headquarters, Montréal KJFK Runway 13R-31L Rehabilitation ATFM Strategies Stephen McMahon Manager, System Efficiency Federal Aviation Administration
Background Between March 1 and June 28 2010, KJFK rebuilt its busiest runway, 13R/31L Asphalt replaced by concrete to reduce lifecycle costs Widened from 150 feet to 200 feet Enhanced exit taxiways, upgraded marking and lighting systems 2
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Why is This Significant? KJFK is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the U.S. 13R/31L handles one third of KJFK s total air traffic, including more than half of its departures 4
Overview Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) was used to establish goals and explore strategies ATFM was used to implement strategies and measure success 5
Goals and Strategies The CDM community met regularly to minimize construction impacts Mitigate surface congestion Minimize delay 6
Mitigate Surface Congestion Departure Metering Goals Minimize airfield congestion, taxiing delays, fuel burn and emissions Reduce ATC frequency congestion Departure Metering Strategies Use virtual taxi queues to produce shorter physical queues of aircraft waiting to depart Hold flights at the gate or in a common metering area and assign a departure slot prior to entering an active taxi queue Limit physical departure queue to 10-15 aircraft 7
Minimize Delay Delay Goal Keep total delay at or below 2009 levels Delay Minimization Strategies U.S. domestic carriers agree to manage their Spring 2010 flight schedules and match the reduced capacity of the runway system Fewer ATFM measures Alter runway and airspace use plans to allow runway 31R departures 8
Measuring Success Departure Queue Length Number of ATFM Measures implemented Balance of demand with available capacity Runway and airspace use Delay measures Environmental performance 9
Departure Queue Length Before departure metering, 2/11/2010 With departure metering, 9/9/2010 Source: Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10
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ATFM Measures 2009 2010 Ground Delay Programs 76 47 Ground Stops 24 19 Source: FAA Aviation System Performance Metrics (ASPM) March June, 2009 vs. 2010 12
flights Balancing Demand with Capacity 50 40 30 20 10 0-10 -20-30 Departures Arrivals ADR Eff AAR -40-50 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Local Hour Source: FAA Aviation System Performance Metrics (ASPM) March June, 2010 13
Runway and Airspace Usage 14
Delay Measures Mar Jun 2009 Mar Jun 2010 Total Delays 11,453 5,965 Average Delay per Operation 4.1 Min. 2.2 Min. Taxi-Out Delay 14.8 Min. 11.7 Min. Average Gate Departure Delay 11.8 Min. 14.2 Min. Taxi-In Delay 3.4 Min. 4.0 Min. Source: FAA Aviation System Performance Metrics (ASPM) March June, 2009 vs. 2010 15
Delay Measures 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total Delays 23,458 13,853 12,784 9,123 Average Delay per Operation 2.8 Min. 1.8 Min. 1.9 Min. 1.0 Min. Taxi-Out Delay 4.9 Min. 4.5 Min. 4.1 Min. 3.9 Min. Average Gate Departure Delay 9.2 Min. 9.2 Min. 9.1 Min. 8.5 Min. Taxi-In Delay 2.0 Min. 2.0 Min. 1.9 Min. 1.9 Min. Source: FAA Aviation System Performance Metrics (ASPM) Calendar Years 2009-2012 16
Environmental Performance Annualized benefits of continued KJFK Departure Metering Five million fewer gallons of fuel burned Reduction of 48,000 metric tons of CO 2 emitted into the atmosphere $10M-$15M (est.) savings across carriers participating in the metering program Source: Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17
Lessons Learned Construction activity enhanced understanding of how to manage surface operations Proactively managing physical queues of aircraft waiting to depart Benefits continue to be realized Airport Construction Advisory Council formed to prepare stakeholders for changes on the airport surface during construction Providing input to the ICAO Airport Service Manual http://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/runway_constru ction/ 18
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