Air Traffic Control: Better Guidance Needed for Deciding Where to Locate Facilities and Equipment

Details

• Creators:
  Mead, Kenneth M.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aids To Air Navigation Airport Control Towers Air Traffic Control Facilities Aviation Safety Benefit Cost Analysis FAA Digital Brite Radar Indicator Tower Equipment (D-BRITE) Program FAA Tower Replacement Project Federal Procurement Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) National Ranking
• Publication/ Report Number:
  GAO/RCED-95-14
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Government Accountability Office
• Abstract:
  This GAO report to Congress discusses how FAA made its decisions to locate air traffic control facilities and equipment in fiscal years 1992 through 1994 for three terminal area projects: (1) establishment of Instrument Landing Systems (ILS), which allow aircraft to approach and land at airports during adverse weather; (2) replacement of antiquated Terminal Air Traffic Control (Tower) Facilities; and (3) establishment of Digital Brite Radar Indicator Tower Equipment (D-BRITE), which assists tower controllers in identifying and sequencing traffic. The GAO found a lack of benefit cost analysis or national ranking of priorities. The GAO list recommendations for determination of FAA procurement and construction projects.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37703/dot_37703_DS1.pdf
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