Performance Reporting Achieved Benefits
Achieved Benefits by Year by Type
Of the $9.5 billion in accrued benefits, the graph below depicts the value of benefits accrued each year from 2010 to 2022 by type of benefit.
NextGen has continued to deliver benefits during COVID but at lower levels due to the drop in air travel and congestion. The decline in travel reduced the realized benefits from NextGen programs in 2020, 2021, and 2022. A return in future demand at NextGen sites will continue to increase annual benefits. The capabilities below are listed under the first year in which they have provided a measurable benefit. Given continued use, benefits from preceding years continue to accrue in succeeding years. The asterisk indicates capabilities requiring aircraft equipage. Find out where these and other capabilities have been implemented at an airport near you.
2010
- Performance Based Navigation Routes*
- Automatic Dependent Surveillance — Broadcast*
- Expanded Low Visibility Operations
- Initial Tailored Arrivals
- Converging Runway Display Aid
2011
- Preceding year's benefits and
- Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Approaches*
- Time Based Flow Management
2012
- Preceding years' benefits and
- Equivalent Lateral Spacing Operations*
- External Surface Data Release
2013
- Preceding years' benefits and
- Arrivals with Optimized Profile Descent
2014
- Preceding years' benefits and
- Metroplex
- Established on RNP at Denver*
- Simultaneous Dependent Approaches at San Francisco
2015
- Preceding years' benefits and
- Controller Pilot Data Link Communications*
- Wake Recategorization
- Surface Visualization Tool
- Triple Parallel Runway Operations at Chicago-O'Hare
2016
- Preceding years' benefits and
- Arrivals with Optimized Profile Descent at Additional Sites
- Integrated Departure/Arrival Capability
2017
- Preceding years' benefits
2018
- Preceding years' benefits and
- Northeast Corridor Escape Routes
- En Route Departure Capability
- Simultaneous Converging Instrument Approaches
2019–2021
- Preceding years' benefits
2022
- Preceding years' benefits and
- En Route Data Communications*
The capabilities contributing to the total benefits have been implemented throughout the National Airspace System. Find out where these and other capabilities have been implemented at an airport near you.
Achieved Benefits by Year by Domain
Of the $9.5 billion in accrued benefits, the graph below depicts the amount of benefits accrued each year from 2010 to 2022 by type of domain of the capabilities measured.
NextGen has continued to deliver benefits during COVID but at lower levels due to the drop in air travel and congestion.
The FAA continues to validate NextGen benefits through demonstrations, trials, and initial deployment of new systems and procedures. Aircraft operators, passengers, air traffic controllers, and the FAA benefit from the enhanced safety, efficiency, and the capacity of modernization. The asterisk indicates capabilities requiring aircraft equipage.
Communication
Navigation
- Metroplex
- Equivalent Lateral Spacing Operations*
- Northeast Corridor Escape Routes
- Performance Based Navigation Routes*
- Arrivals with Optimized Profile Descent
- Required Navigation Performance (RNP) Approaches*
- Established on RNP at Denver*
Surveillance
Automation
- External Surface Data Release
- Surface Situational Awareness
- Time Based Flow Management
- Integrated Departure/Arrival Capability
- En Route Departure Capability
- Converging Runway Display Aid