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DFW Airport and FAA NextGen A Briefing for the Southlake City Council
James M. Crites
Executive Vice President Operations
April 5, 2016
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The transformation of our national airspace system, making it flexible and sustainable.
NextGen is not a single program or procedure but a comprehensive initiative that integrates new
and existing technologies, procedures and policies.
NASA NTX Research laboratory conducting ongoing research in support of NextGen technologies.
NASA and DFW recently partnered on a
new program for NextGen research related to for air traffic management.
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FAA NextGen Program
NextGen Begins and Ends at Airports
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FAA expects NextGen to deliver $134 Billion in direct airline, industry and passenger benefits
Predictable, improved on-time performance, Better use of existing assets
Economic Impact
$79.7B
passenger value of time
$200 Million additional airline flights
Access to new Markets
Environmental benefits – Air Quality
NextGen Nationally: $400M reduction in CO2 emissions
Locally:
DFW Region is non-attainment for Ozone and has done much to reduce emissions and improve air quality for the region.
International Recognition: DFW’s effort to reduce emissions earned
it recognition by Airport’s Council International as the first airport in North America to achieve Level 3 Carbon Accreditation for successfully reducing carbon emissions
National Recognition:
DFW was recently awarded EPA’s Climate Leadership Award for its aggressive greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and verification and reporting of greenhouse gas inventories.
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FAA NextGen Benefits
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and the Climate Registry recognized DFW Airport for the Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management
(Goal Setting Certificate) category at the 2016 Climate Leadership Awards. DFW is the first airport to receive this distinction from the EPA, which recognizes organizations that publicly
report and verify greenh
Quote re PACRIM flights: With AA’s expansion into China and Korea over the last three years, DFW has become AA’s largest gateway to Asia, surpassing both Los
Angeles and Chicago. In 2015, AA offered about 517,000 one-way seats into Asia from DFW. This capacity is nearly three times larger than Los Angeles, and more than twice the number of
seats on offer from Chicago.
Source: Diio Mi
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RNAV (Area Navigation) Departures – September 2005
North Texas Metroplex – September 2014
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NextGen at DFW Airport – PBN Procedures
RNAV DEPARTURES
NON-RNAV DEPARTURES
One example of PBN procedures at DFW is RNAV
FAA implemented RNAV departure procedures in September 2005
If you recall, DFW and FAA met with Grapevine in advance to discuss the proposed
new procedures and how it might affect Grapevine residents.
Input was gathered from local communities that improved the RNAV procedures before the implementation.
You can see from the
picture how RNAV reduced the areas overflown significantly to more precise and predictable flight paths.
FAA also implemented the North Texas Metroplex Plan in September 2014 which
changed procedures at higher altitudes (not near the ground) and introduced efficiencies such as Optimized Profile Descent.
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Reduced Use for short term needs: Collaboration with DFW Stakeholders to limit short-term hourly closures to south flow, when practicable
Use related to Runway Rehabilitation:
Necessary
runway rehabilitation projects are typically scheduled from late spring to early fall due to funding availability, favorable weather to enable work to be completed on schedule, and to
minimize impacts on local communities.
During runway closures, FAA redistributes aircraft arrivals and departures to other active runways. For use of Runway 31L, DFW worked with FAA
and American Airlines to ensure departure headings conform to a single heading consistent with the 1988 settlement agreement.
Adherence to Runway Centerline: Collaboration with FAA
to seek ways to keep aircraft on extended centerline – short and long term solutions
Outreach: DFW sends closure notifications to local cities as soon as the closures are known and/or
a minimum of five days prior to the closure, when possible. DFW also sends additional email updates to communities during episodic north flow conditions requiring use of Runway 31L.
Runway 31L Departures – What has been done
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DFW has done many things to reduce the use of Runway 31L and to reduce its impacts. For example:
Short term runway closures (such as mowing operations, minor maintenance) are deferred
to south flow days when practicable.
Extended closures are generally planned for late spring to early fall due to:
Federal grant funding (determines when project may begin)
Favorable
weather: Enables work to be done on time
Predominantly south winds: Minimizes the number of north flow days during construction
During closures, FAA redistribute aircraft operations
to other runways
In South Flow, no noticeable changes as aircraft are shifted to runways that typically have daily operations
In North Flow, with a west side runway closure,
Arrivals
are shifted to the open west runway
Jet Departures are moved to Runway 31L
DFW worked with FAA and American to ensure departures conformed to the 1988 Settlement Agreement
As a result,
effective early October 2015, FAA revised their procedures to conform with the agreement by utilizing only a single straight out departure heading from Runway 31L.
Outreach: DFW communicates
planned runway closures in advance to Southlake via email and website
Environmental Affairs Department
Runway 31L – Short & Long Term Solutions
FAA’s NextGen program provides for best long term solutions – offering opportunity for greater precision and predictability; however, a NextGen solution takes time given limited FAA
funding, resources, national priorities
Short term: DFW, FAA and American Airlines evaluated short-term solutions within existing charted procedures involving wind mitigation in an
effort to keep departing aircraft nearer to extended runway centerline
DFW actively monitors aircraft flight tracks from Runway 31L and coordinates with FAA for refinement.
Long Term:
DFW filed a request with FAA to develop a NextGen (PBN) procedure for Runway 31L. FAA is currently evaluating the request
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Changes to arrival and departure procedures, the long term solution, require extensive analysis and publication (typically 2-4 years depending on complexity.
DFW, FAA and the airlines
are evaluating interim solutions pending development of a long term solution.
Interim solutions must conform to existing charted procedures and the 1988 agreement.
Interim solution:
Solution
attempts to mitigate for wind drift keeping departing aircraft nearer to extended runway centerline
Best known option is to use headings to attempt to mitigate for wind
Real-time tracking
and adjustment, to extent practicable
Recognize wind is not constant – solution success unknown until tried.
Environmental Affairs Department
In The Community Link, click Aircraft Noise
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DFW proactively collaborates with City staff
Collaboration/Communication regarding runway closures and other aspects that affect aircraft flights (i.e. use of 31L).
Information on
runway closures is posted on DFW and Southlake Websites and through Social Media.
Active Monitoring during Runway 31L Use
Compatible Land Use Planning and New Developments
DFW Airport and Southlake Information Sharing
DFW Webpage: community Information
Southlake Webpage: Noise and MySouthlakeNews
Environmental Affairs Department
DFW Airport’s leading role in the vitality of the region presents opportunities for DFW to enhance relationships through the active engagements with our community partners to support
mutually beneficial outcomes.
Economic Impact: $37 Billion Annually
NASA Research Station on DFW Airport
Aviation Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) [143,000 Jobs Supported]
Local
youth can grow professionally in STEM education ()
Remain in area to give back to the region
School Outreach/Education Programs and Resources
Founders Plaza Airport Observation Area
Annual
Earth Day Events at DFW: April 26, 2016
Environmental Affairs conducts ~5 educational programs per year at schools in the surrounding communities.
Target audiences are Elementary through
High School [K-12].
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Community Engagement Collaborative Opportunities
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Drone Requirements
Recreational operators of drones must follow new FAA rules for safe operations.
Register your drone with FAA at: https://www.faa.gov/uas/registration/. You will receive a Certificate
of Aircraft Registration/Proof of Ownership that will include a unique identification number which must be marked on the aircraft.
Drone Safety:
Fly below 400 feet altitude
Keep your
unmanned aircraft in site at all times.
Remain well clear of and do not interfere with manned aircraft
Don’t fly within 5 miles of an airport unless you contact the airport and the control
tower before flying.
Don’t fly near people or stadiums
Don’t fly an aircraft that weighs more than 55 pounds
Don’t be careless or reckless with you unmanned aircraft – you could be fined
for endangering people or other aircraft.
For more information:
The FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems page: https://www.faa.gov/uas/
The FAA’s page regarding hobbyist/model aircraft usage:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/
Know Before You Fly.org: http://knowbeforeyoufly.org
There is increasing concern regarding the presence of unmanned aircraft systems also known as drones in the airspace and the potential for interaction with aircraft.
FAA issued requirements
for operation of drones.
Drone Safety:
Fly below 400 feet altitude
Keep your unmanned aircraft in site at all times.
Remain well clear of and do not interfere with manned aircraft
Don’t
fly within 5 miles of an airport unless you contact the airport and the control tower before flying.
Don’t fly near people or stadiums
Don’t fly an aircraft hat weighs more than 55 pounds
Don’t
be careless or reckless with you unmanned aircraft – you could be fined for endangering people or other aircraft.
Operations must contact FAA in advance at 972-615-2509
Operators must
contact any airport within five miles of their vicinity.
For DFW, contact 972-973-3112.
Be aware there are many airports in the DFW Metroplex.
Environmental Affairs Department
DFW Airport and FAA NextGen A Briefing for the Southlake City Council
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James M. Crites
Executive Vice President Operations
April 5, 2016
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