Recognizing the problems posed by congestion and delay within the National Airspace System, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), airport operators, and aviation industry groups have initiated joint Airport Capacity Design Teams at various major air carrier airports throughout the U.S. Each Capacity Team identifies and evaluates alternative means to enhance existing airport and airspace capacity to handle future demand, decrease delays, and improve airport efficiency. The Team works to develop a coordinated action plan for reducing airport delay. Over 30 Airport Capacity Design Teams have either completed their studies or have work in progress. The need for this program continues. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is one of the 23 airports that exceeded 20,000 hours of airline flight delays in 1993 and, according to FAA forecasts, is one of the 32 airports that could exceed 20,000 hours of annual delay in 2003, if no improvements in capacity are made. Steady growth at DFW has made it one of the two busiest airports in the country and in the world.


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    Title :

    Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Short-Term Capacity Enhancement Plan


    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    40 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English