OVERVIEW OF THE O'HARE RUNWAY CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The O'Hare Runway Configuration Management System (CMS) is an interactive computer algorithm designed to assist the Assistant Chief of the O'Hare facility in selecting runway configurations which minimize delay. The current version of CMS utilizes a full screen input/output structure to enhance near-term implementation within O'Hare's manual ATC environment. This paper presents an overview of the runway selection logic (including the impacts of transitioning between configurations and balancing demand) and describes the system hardware configuration and the functional responsibilities of the participants in the O'Hare application. The historical development of CMS, future potential enhancements in system logic and system implementation, and application of CMS at other airports are also discussed. (Author)

• Corporate Authors:

  MITRE Corporation

  Bedford, MA  United States 

  Federal Aviation Administration

  William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
  Atlantic City International Airport
  Atlantic City, NJ  United States  08405
• Authors:
  • Fain, R L
• Publication Date: 1981-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Air traffic control; Air traffic control facilities; Airport runways; Airports; Algorithms; Configuration management; Information processing; Reduction (Chemistry); Simulation; Traffic delays; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Illinois
• Old TRIS Terms: Air traffic control terminal; Reduction
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00364838
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MTR-81W235, FAA-EM-82-5
• Contract Numbers: DTFA01-81-C-10001
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 28 2003 12:00AM