Terminal Flight Data Manager (TFDM) is an automation solution designed to modernize surface operations at air traffic control towers across some of the busiest airports in the National Airspace System (NAS). With growing congestion on the airport surface due to the increase in commercial air traffic nationwide, the need for efficient aircraft traffic planning on the airport ground is critical..

• Modernizing the air traffic control tower equipment by improving the exchange of electronic flight data and implementing electronic flight strips in the tower.
• Streamlining the flow of departures on the surface to save fuel.
• Optimizing the experience for the flying public, Air Traffic Control, and the airline industry by improving the collaboration and decision-making capabilities between the gate and the tower.

The TFDM Program Office awarded the contract to develop and implement TFDM in 2016.

TFDM Points of Contact (POC):

• Douglas Swol, TFDM Program Manager
• Lidiya Gavrilenko, TFDM Deputy Program Manager
• Evon Pollack, TFDM Contracting Officer
• Flight and airport operators can reach out to csit@faa.gov for more information.