WEATHER SENSING AND DATA FUSION TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND REDUCE DELAYS AT MAJOR WEST COAST AIRPORTS

The objective of this study was to analyze the weather sensing and data fusion required to improve safety and reduce delays at a number of west coast airports that are not currently scheduled to receive Integrated Terminal Weather Systems (ITWS). This report considers the Los Angeles (LAX), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA) and Portland, OR (PDX) international airports. A number of visits were made to the various ATC facilities to better understand their weather decision support operational needs.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federal Aviation Administration

  800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20591

  Lincoln Laboratory

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  Lexington, MA  United States  02173
• Authors:
  • Evans, J E
  • Dasey, T J
  • Rhoda, D A
  • Williams, E R
  • Cole, R E
  • Wilson, F W
• Publication Date: 1998-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 82 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air traffic control facilities; Aviation safety; Data fusion; Schedule maintenance; Weather forecasting
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00784272
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: ATC-290
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 6 2000 12:00AM