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Terminals at LGA

June 16, 2010 3:25 PM
LGA has four terminals, with over half of its traffic served by the Central Terminal Building (CTB). This structure is owned and operated by the Port Authority and has circulation constraints and limited gate capacity.  The Port Authority is planning to replace the CTB with a modern structure that will address these limitations and just recently starting planning and designing the new terminal. 
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Terminals at EWR

June 14, 2010 10:45 AM
The design of EWR's three terminals is largely uniform since they were designed and built together in the 1970s. Terminals A and B were completed and opened in 1973, while Terminal C sat empty until 1988 when it was completed for People's Express. They all either have finger piers or satellite with finger piers configurations.  
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NextGen helps JFK and LGA use more runways

April 22, 2010 11:32 AM
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Currently, in bad weather conditions ILS approaches on 13R at Kennedy essentially limit LaGuardia to just one runway. NextGen would remove this conflict by allowing aircraft to use the closer-in curved approach under all weather conditions. 

Don't get caught in the vortex!

March 15, 2010 11:25 AM
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Right now, at Newark it's not possible to conduct simultaneous operations its parallel runways because they are only separated by 950 ft, making the wake vortex a concern for air traffic controllers. A combination of NextGen technologies would allow Newark to operate both of these runways at the same time. This would increase Newark's capacity and operational flexibility. 
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Where are those planes?

February 17, 2010 11:19 AM
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The benefits of NextGen continue with ADS-B (Automated Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast). This program uses the GPS constellation and digital communications to replace conventional radar as the means of locating the position of aircraft. 
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Communication and Information

February 17, 2010 11:14 AM
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NextGen will transform the way aircraft communicate with each other and with air traffic controllers. Currently, most flight information is delivered between aircraft and air traffic controllers via voice communications. With NextGen, much of this information will be transmitted digitally to increase efficiency and decrease the opportunities for error. This will involve upgrading the air traffic control telecommunication systems, laying more fiber and provisioning more satellite bandwidth.
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Navigation: Better Flight Paths

February 9, 2010 4:26 PM

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Today, aircraft must fly from one radio-beacon, or VOR, to another. This is typically not the most direct route, and results in a sort of zig-zag flight path. With NextGen, navigation will be performance-based, thereby improving how precisely an aircraft navigates to its final destination, minimizing course deviation.

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Airspace redesign

January 28, 2010 4:22 PM

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The FAA is implementing a four phase plan to redesign the New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia airspace, which should be completed by 2012. These changes should reduce delays, improve travel times, and service reliability.

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How will NextGen Help?

January 28, 2010 4:19 PM

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NextGen is an important component of the FAA's plan to redesign the region's airspace and modernize the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system. We must invest in this technology because we need more capacity to meet the current and projected demand for air travel. Physically expanding the airports will likely be part of the solution, but these technologies will help us get more capacity out of our existing facilities and reduce delays.

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A Menu of Options

January 19, 2010 11:35 AM
It is unlikely that a single silver bullet can solve all of the region's airport woes. Rather, it is more likely that many actions taken together will make a difference.  RPA is exploring them all, to address not just today's delays and congestion problems, but to create the capacity to handle the inevitable growth in air travel.  
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