ATC
New FAA Procedures Reduce Separations at Major Airports
The FAA is conducting closely spaced parallel operations at San Francisco International Airport. (Photo: Mona T. Brooks Photography)
The FAA is conducting closely spaced parallel operations at San Francisco International Airport. (Photo: Mona T. Brooks Photography)

Air traffic controllers are using advanced procedures to space aircraft closer together on takeoff and landing at major U.S. airports, making early progress toward a major goal of the NextGen ATC modernization effort—increasing airspace capacity.