The KDC study Increased Schiphol Sustainability focused on the identification of near term solutions to maintain airport capacity under adverse weather conditions. The study was performed as a sequel to two earlier studies which also touched on the same subject but with a different focus: the studies Increased Groundhandling Capacity and Increased Landing Capacity (KDC, […]
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LVNL is implementing Mode-S Enhanced Surveillance (EHS) to make the ATM system even safer and more efficient. This technique consists of an aircraft transponder which is suitable for transmitting Mode-S data, and the radar on the ground that is suitable for receiving Mode-S data. AIC-A 01/05 of 2007 regulates which data from the aircraft must […]
Read MoreImproved Wind Forecasting
22 April 2011 Capacity Management
The Schiphol operation is very sensitive to the local wind field. Due to climate change, extreme weather events are expected to occur more often in the future, which can make the airport operation even more vulnerable to wind. Information on wind direction, speed and gusts is therefore of great importance. The project Improved Wind Forecasting […]
Read MoreThe SESAR Joint Undertaking (SJU) has a program in place, in cooperation with the FAA to reduce emissions: AIRE: Atlantic Interoperability Initiative to Reduce Emissions. As part of this program ATC the Netherlands (LVNL) will perform a trial at Schiphol Airport to improve the night time operations.
Read MoreSafety on the airport surface is of great importance to the Schiphol operation. In order to keep safety at a high level for now and in the future when traffic numbers have grown, it is necessary to improve the ATM system with respect to the ground operation.
Read MoreIt has been widely recognised that the European Air Traffic Management system is operating close to its limits. At Schiphol this recognition is even stronger. During good visibility the available runways are used to capacity. During poor and marginal visibility, the runway capacity is significantly below normal, which leads to cancellations and delays. Schiphol is […]
Read MoreForecasts LVP conditions
3 December 2009 Capacity Management
Low visibility has major effects on air traffic. A reliable and accurate forecast enables Air Traffic Control to anticipate these effects. The KDC and KNMI have improved and optimized the visibility forecast in the KDC-LVP project, part of the Dangerous Weather Programme. The acronym LVP stands for Low Visibility Procedure and is the name that […]
Read MoreKDC Research Agenda
1 November 2009 KDC research agenda
The KDC sets itself the task of offering valuable and useful solutions for the sustainable development of the Mainport Schiphol. This task is executed by defining and realising target orientated projects with close consultation of both the air transport sector and the government. This usually involves complex problems that require involvement of multiple stakeholders and […]
Read MoreRF-leg: CROS Pilot 3b’+
17 September 2009 Environmental sustainability
Concentrating air traffic in between communities can decrease annoyance. With this in mind, a trial started on November 22nd 2007 to concentrate traffic in between the communities of Hoofddorp and Nieuw-Vennep: the CROS Pilot 3b. The route makes use of the radius-to-fix navigation technique (also known as a RF-leg). In the CROS Pilot 3b’+ project the […]
Read MoreIndependent Parallel CDAs (IPC)
16 September 2009 Airspace Design & Innovation
In sustainable airport development an optimal balance between customer demands and environmental constraints is key. Continuous Descent Approach (CDA) operations play a vital role in improving environmental performance in the TMA. Fixed lateral routes with a continuous descent segment have been in place since a number of years at Schiphol in single runway operations during […]
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