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 2008-10.10.2 (AIAA 2008-8936)

CURRENT AIRSPACE CONFIGURATION PRACTICES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE AIRSPACE CONCEPTS

N. A. Doble, R. Hoffman, P. U. Lee*, J. Mercer*, B. Gore*, N. Smith**, K. Lee**
Metron Aviation Inc., USA; *SJSU / NASA, USA; **NASA, USA

Keywords: AIRSPACE CONFIGURATION PRACTICES

To develop effective NextGen airspace concepts, an understanding is needed of current airspace configuration practices, and of the constraints that influence airspace design today. Current-day airspace configuration practices and the factors that affect the partitioning of today’s airspace are described. The implications that today’s airspace configuration practices have for NextGen airspace concepts are then discussed.

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