Guidebook for Virtual Airport Ramp Control Operations Facilities
The objective of this research is to develop a guidebook, to include a roadmap, that provides U.S. airport operators and their stakeholders* at a variety of types* and sizes of airports, the ability to implement virtual ramp control operations. The guidebook should include, but not be limited to, these considerations: (1) Safety of aircraft and ground operations; (2) Maintain and improve operational efficiencies; (3) Contingencies for potential network or system outages; (4) Integration of surface management processes and practices (e.g., Collaborative Decision Making (CDM)); (5) Weather events (i.e., deicing, snow removal and low visibility operations, etc.); (6) Effective coordination techniques with all airport operational stakeholders (i.e., other ramp towers, air traffic control (ATC), airport operations center (AOC) , and Letters of Agreement or Memoranda of Understanding); (7) Staffing levels and training competencies (i.e., human factors); (8) Management of gate and remain overnight (RON) positions; (9) Coordination of airline services (e.g., baggage, cargo, maintenance, and customer service); (10) Budgetary implications with a calculation of return on investment (ROI) for overall feasibility; and (11) Advantages and disadvantages for the development of virtual ramp control operations. The roadmap, which is a series of steps, decision points, and actions that need to be taken to implement a virtual facility, should include, but is not limited to, these components: (1) Video systems capability; (2) Data connectivity; (3) Usage for gate management data systems; (4) Surface and area aircraft surveillance capabilities; (5) Requirements for communication systems (i.e., air-to-ground / ground-to-ground); and (6) Consideration of resilience and IROPS for continuity of service.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Proposed
- Funding: $350000
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Contract Numbers:
Project 10-31
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Sponsor Organizations:
Airport Cooperative Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Project Managers:
Schatz, Theresia
- Start Date: 20201230
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air traffic control; Air traffic control facilities; Airport operations; Airports; Aprons (Airports); Guidelines; Remote control
- Geographic Terms: United States
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01731871
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 10-31
- Files: TRB, RiP
- Created Date: Feb 24 2020 3:41PM