FAA systemwide analysis capability: Comparisons with historical operations
• How well is SWAC matching operations? ✦ Scheduling: Agreement in schedule and itineraries ✦ Gate: Turnaround times too high and spread of pushback delays too low ✦ Surface: Agreement in surface delays and transit times ✦ Takeoff and Landing: Agreement in departure and arrival throughputs ✦ Climb and Descent: Agreement in departure and arrival fix assignments ✦ Enroute: Agreement in sector loadings and airborne flight time ✦ Delays: Agreement overall, but SWAC tends to underestimate arrival delay ✦ Fuel burn: Agreement with AEDT estimates, actual fuel burn unavailable • Next steps: ✦ Enhance SWAC to better match operations in identified phases ✦ Additional capabilities: e.g. Ramp, APREQ