NASA's ATM technology demonstration 1 (ATD-1): Integrated concept of arrival operations

The following article discusses arrival operations, ATD-1 component technologies and concept of operations. It predicted increase in aviation operations. Impact to high-density airports is significant. ATD-1 ConOps integrates 3 NASA technologies to support high throughput, efficient arrival operations. On-going work to address off-nominal procedures, technology integration, and operational implementation.