Concept of Operations for Advanced Interval Management Applications in an Arrival Metering Environment

This paper describes Advanced Interval Management (A-IM) Operations planned to be available in the United States National Airspace System in the next decade. The focus is on a class of applications termed Interval Management Arrivals and Approaches with Time-Based Metering Setup. These are summarized in terms of: expected benefits; enabling avionics capabilities; controller and flight crew roles and responsibilities; and integration touchpoints between ground systems such as en route and terminal metering platforms. Sample scenarios illustrating selected applications are included.