SIMULATION STUDY OF INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION APPROACHES TO DUAL PARALLEL RUNWAYS SPACED 3400 AND 3500 FEET APART USING FLIGHT-DECK-CENTERED TECHNOLOGY

A number of U.S. airports depend on closely spaced parallel runway operations to handle their normal traffic throughput when weather conditions are favorable. For safety these operations are curtailed in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) when the ceiling of visibility deteriorates and operations in many cases are limited to the equivalent of a single runway. This document presents a description and the results of a fixed base simulation study to evaluate an initial concept that includes a set of procedures for conducting safe flight in closely spaced parallel runway operations in IMC. Consideration of flight deck information technology and displays to support the procedures is also included.

• Corporate Authors:

  Langley Research Center

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Hampton, VA  United States  23665
• Authors:
  • Waller, M C
  • Scanlon, C H
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 104 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic; Airport runways; Capacity restraint; Instrument landing systems; Meteorological instruments; Visibility; Weather conditions
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00766496
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NAS 1.15:208743,, NASA/TM-1999-208743,, L-17785
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 30 1999 12:00AM