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TFDM

Terminal Flight Data Manager

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Program Description

Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM)

Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) is a NextGen tower program that distributes flight plan data and provides a range of decision support tools to controllers, traffic management coordinators as well as flight and airport operators. TFDM improves the efficiency of operations on the airport surface, in the towers and terminals, and throughout the NAS by integrating timesaving decision support tools, enhancing traffic flow management, enabling electronic data exchange, and reducing manual and verbal coordination.

Key Capabilities

Key Capabilities

  • Provides Electronic Flight Data exchange and Electronic Flight Strips in the tower
  • Provides Departure Scheduler metering with live data
  • Enhances real-time data exchange with stakeholders (TRACON, ATC Tower, ARTCC, Flight Operators)
  • Consolidates legacy systems
  • Supports Traffic Flow Management feed of data into TBFM/TFMS to more efficiently perform overhead slot management
Program Benefits

Benefits

  • Maximizes airport efficiency and reduces delays by providing ATC with optimized options for streamlining aircraft departure sequence, while accounting for aircraft arrivals and delays
  • Increases surface situational awareness, resulting in fewer delays and restrictions, fewer aircraft in the movement area and improved departure queue management
  • Improves schedule predictability and decreases taxi time/out fuel burn and improves crew utilization