26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-11.8.2 (AIAA 2008-8920)

BENEFIT POTENTIAL OF CONTINUOUS CLIMB AND DESCENT OPERATIONS

P. Melby, R. H. Mayer
The MITRE Corporation, USA

Keywords: CDA, OEP, climb continuity, descent continuity, benefit metrics

This report describes the analysis of radar track data from the 34 OEP airports within the continental United States with a particular focus on a measurement of the vertical continuity of operations within the terminal areas surrounding these airports and the benefits that may be realized by implementing RNAV procedures with vertical guidance at the airports.

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