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Information Briefing,Atlantic Coast Route Project (ACRP)North‐South High Altitude Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Routes

Presented by: United States of America

Presented to: ICAO/IATA/CANSO at the Caribbean PBN Harmonization Meeting

March 28, 2016 – April 1, 2016

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Atlantic Coast Route Project 2March/April 2016

Motivation to advance work on eastern seaboard ahead of National Airspace System (NAS)-wide initiative• Metroplex projects (DC, CLT, ATL & FLA) realigned

standard instrument departures (SIDs) and standard terminal arrivals (STARs), impacts operations

• Limited route connectivity with existing jet route structure

• Airspace cannot be optimized due to Warning Areas

• ACRP enables north-south integration of Metroplex into high altitude structure

• Small subset of 300 jet routes impacted• Other areas may have more routing flexibility for

point-to-point and wind routes, etc.

Why Now?

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ObjectivesEstablish north-south High Altitude PBN Routes along the United States Atlantic Coast and link into the Caribbean

• Area Navigation (RNAV)-2 Q Routes• Offshore RNAV-2 Routes• ZBW, ZDC, ZNY, ZJX, ZMA and ZSU• Parallel de-conflicted routes where practical,

increase routing options and throughput• Air Traffic Control System Command Center

(ATCSCC) coordinated flows• Remove Jet Route structure after full

implementation

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• ACRP Q Route Development Area

• Northern Development Team– ZDC, ZNY, ZBW

ZDC Provides Connectivity

ACRP Scope(Extended to include FL Metroplex scope)

• Florida Metroplex Team Developing Southern Routes

– ZJX, ZMA, + ZSU, ZDC, ZTL as necessary

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Proposed Offshore Q Routes 

Notional Design, Subject to Change

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Proposed Offshore Q Routes (cont.)

Notional Design, Subject to Change

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Proposed Offshore Q Routes (cont.)

Notional Design, Subject to Change

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Proposed Offshore Q Routes (cont.)Notional Design, Subject to Change

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Approach• Use 7100.41 and Non-Metroplex PBN memorandum of

understanding (MOU) for processing– Rapid processing and publication– Environmental considerations

• Leverage expertise, designs, and analyses from applicable efforts– Metroplex– Other relevant PBN designs

• Coordinate with adjacent Atlantic Coast Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) to link routes across facilities

• Co-facilitation by FAA/National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) leads– Work closely with Metroplex efforts and facilities

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Jet Route Removal

AJV-14 Submits Project to ESC

Draft TimelineATLANTIC COAST ROUTE PROJECT

2015 2016 2017

Usage Analysis

Northern Q Route Design Meetings with

Facilities and Stakeholders

Publication and Initial Use

Environmental considerations, Rulemaking,

Route Processing

Initial Meetings and Concepts,

BAR

Preliminary ActivitiesDevelopmentOperational PreparationImplementationPost Implementation Monitoring

Southern High Route Florida Metroplex

Design Completion