What is the FAA Metroplex Program?

In our efforts to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS), the FAA identified several large urban centers with multiple airports and busy airspace and applied Performance Based Navigation (PBN) infrastructure to make that airspace safer, more efficient, and help with the flow of traffic across the NAS.

This program focused on specific geographic areas and the airspace, airports, and operations within those areas. The primary goal was to use PBN to update airspace and procedures to improve safety and operational efficiency. By improving air traffic flow at Metroplex sites, the FAA improved the flow of the entire National Airspace System.

The FAA identified 11 sites for the Metroplex program. The final site, located in the South Central Florida region, was completed in June 2022. The Metroplex program ended in September 2022. To learn more about Metroplexes, please visit the Metroplex page.