AIRPORT SURFACE TRAFFIC CONTROL TAGS PLANNING ALTERNATIVES AND COST/BENEFIT ANALYSIS

The findings of a cost/benefit analysis of the deployment of a new airport ground surveillance system TAGS (Tower Automated Ground Surveillance) are presented. TAGS will provide a plain view display of aircraft on the airports taxiways and runways like ground surveillance radar (ASE); but unlike ASDE, TAGS will perform in heavy precipitation and automatically acquire and display aircraft flight identity. The findings indicate that a TAGS deployment of between four and nine systems is cost/beneficial. The development plan, system costs, analysis approach and sensitivity analysis supporting the findings are provided.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9137
• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  Systems R&D Service, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Rempfer, P S
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Pagination: 52 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Airport capacity; Airport control towers; Airport runways; Airport surface traffic control; Benefit cost analysis; Information display systems; Surveillance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Airspace capacity
• Old TRIS Terms: Airport surface detection equipment; Tower automated ground surveillance
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Pavements; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00155595
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Aviation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: FAA-RD-77-9
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 31 1977 12:00AM