NextGen Implementation Plan 2008
By 2025, U.S. air traffic is predicted to more than double. Our current air traffic control system will not be able to manage this growth. NextGen is a transformation of the National Airspace System (NAS), including our national system of airports, which uses 21st century technologies to ensure future safety, capacity and environmental needs are met. NextGen will be realized through coordinated efforts by the Departments of Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security, and Commerce, as well as the FAA, NASA, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The NextGen vision was developed by the Joint Planning and Development Office , which facilitates inter-agency cooperation.
FAA's NextGen Implementation Plan and ProcessFAA's NextGen Implementation Plan defines this agency's path to NextGen. The NextGen Implementation Plan contains firm, fully-funded commitments to new operational capabilities, new airport infrastructure, and improvements to safety, security, and environmental performance. The plan's management process ensures these will be delivered by a specific near-term dates. The FAA and its partners are also undertaking research, policy and requirements development, and other activities, to assess the feasibility and benefits of additional proposed system changes that could be delivered in the mid-term (2012-2018). The goal of this plan is to turn these proposals into commitments, and to guide them into use.
The NextGen Implementation Plan was formerly called the Operational Evolution Partnership. Its name changes with this version to clarify its purpose.
NextGen Implementation Plan, June 2008
- 2008 Implementation Accomplishments (PDF)
- 2008 Implementation Overiew (PDF)
- Initiate Trajectory-based Operations
- Improve Arrivals/Departures in High-Density Airports
- Improve Flexibility in the Terminal Environment
- Improve Collaborative Air Traffic Management
- Reduce Weather Impact
- Improve Safety, Security, and Environmental Performance
- Transform Facilities
- OEP 35 Airports
- OEP Metropolitan Areas
- Aircraft & Operator Requirements
- Implementation Strategic Timelines (PDF)
Program Reference Sheets
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast (ADS-B)
- Data Communication (Data COMM) in Support of NextGen
- NextGen Network - Enabled Weather (NNEW)
- NAS Voice Switch (NVS)
- System-Wide Information Management (SWIM)
Additional NextGen Resources
