NextGen Today

NextGen capabilities are now integrated throughout the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). New digital communications enable a more efficient and timely message exchange between air traffic controllers and pilots. Performance Based Navigation enables shorter, more precise flight paths that can save fuel. Satellite-enabled surveillance shows accurate aircraft location information to controllers that is more precise. State-of-the-art automation systems support air traffic controllers in managing individual aircraft in the flow to efficiently use every available slot on our most congested routes. Enterprise-level integrated information management improves shared decision-making, scheduling, and analysis.

NextGen is delivering benefits across the NAS. We are implementing more capabilities at the right places across the country and moving closer to our vision of managing air traffic using Trajectory Based Operations NAS-wide. Increased aircraft equipage and more use of deployed capabilities will further advance NextGen.

Learn more about the key programs and technologies that define NextGen.


Implemented Capabilities

By Location

The FAA has implemented NextGen capabilities at airports and air traffic control facilities across the country. Zoom in and select a location on the interactive map below to see what capabilities are available in your area. You may click on the list-view icon located in the upper lefthand corner of the map below or full-screen icon in the opposite corner for further details.

Approved operating areas for both non-Remote ID equipped and Remote ID compliant sUAS are available at FAA recognized identification areas (FRIAs). View a map of the FRIA sites. (The drones that DO have remote ID capability must still broadcast even if they are flying within a FRIA.)


National Airspace System (NAS) Wide

These NextGen capabilities improve operations for users across the NAS.

  • Adaptive Compression
  • Additional Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) Participants
    • Enable data sharing relationships and/or capability with new communities such as rotorcraft and international operators.
  • Advanced and Efficient Required Navigation Performance
  • Airborne Access to Information Portal
  • Airborne Rerouting
  • Aircraft Access to Flight Planning Information
  • Airspace Flow Program
  • Analytical Capabilities in Support of NextGen
    • Develop time-series forecasting capability to address data latencies that impact ASIAS metrics
  • Architecture Evolution and NextGen Support
    • Deploy an architecture to support general aviation (GA) and Rotorcraft safety analyses. Develop collaboration enclaves for FAA, airlines, research institutions, or government agencies which enable cross-institutional collaboration and sharing of safety information.
  • Area Navigation Standard Instrument Departures and Standard Terminal Arrival Routes at Single Sites for suitably equipped operators
  • Automated Vulnerability Discovery
    • Develop artificial intelligence/advanced technologies to advance predictive capabilities
  • Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B) Coverage
  • Aviation Environmental Design Tool Version 2B
  • Broadcast Flight and Status Data to Pilots
  • Cockpit Display of Traffic Information with Traffic Information Service-Broadcast and ADS-B for Surface
  • Collaborative Airspace Constraint Resolution
  • Collaborative Information Exchange
  • Collaborative Trajectory Options Program
  • Collision Avoidance for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
    • Completion of Airborne Collision Avoidance for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (ACAS Xu) Minimum Operational Standards (MOPS)
    • Completion of FAA Technical Standard Order and Advisory Circular for ACAS Xu
  • Collision Avoidance for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
    • Completion of FAA Technical Standard Order and Advisory Circular for ACAS sXu
  • Continued Studies and Results
    • Provide FAA controlled access to Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) safety information through expanded use of Summary Information Request process
  • Corridor Integrated Weather System
  • Delivery of Pre-Departure Reroutes to Controllers
  • Dependent Stagger Departures for Closely Space Parallel Operations (CSPO)
    • Dependent Stagger Departures for CSPO Document Change Proposal (DCP) Published
  • En Route Automation Modernization
  • Enhanced Automated Winter Weather Information 
    • Technical transfer of performance requirements for the detection of multiple simultaneous precipitation types (up to three).
  • Enhanced Congestion Prediction / ReRoute Impact Assessment
  • Enhanced Flight Vision Systems for Takeoff, Approach, and Landing for suitably equipped operators
  • Equivalent Lateral Spacing Operation Standard
  • Execution of Flow Strategies
  • Expanded Analytical Capabilities to Include New Entrants
    • Implement a cloud-based IT system to support analytic tools for rotorcraft safety analyses
  • Expanded Ceiling and Visibility Information
    • Demonstrate and evaluate visibility estimates from weather cameras using image processing
    • Increase the temporal resolution of C&V forecast grids to 15 minute valid time windows and transition to NWS operations
  • Expanded Collaboration Environments
    • Establish a shared analytical enclave where approved data can be shared and stored
  • Explore and Demonstrate New Technologies Under CLEEN - Phase II
    • Engine test of compact high pressure compressor and advanced acoustics fan technologies (TRL 6 - System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment.)
  • EUROCONTROL-FAA Joint Analytical Platform Development and Deployment
    • Joint acceptance by FAA and EUROCONTROL of web-based platforms blending technical aspects of the Integrated RISK picture (IRIS) software from EUROCONTROL with the Integrated Safety Assessment Model (ISAM) from the FAA
    • Joint acceptance by FAA and EUROCONTROL of an Integrated Assessment Safety Model (ISAM) / web-based platform incorporating models for Air Traffic focused events
    • Joint acceptance by FAA and EUROCONTROL of a set of long-term capabilities to be implemented within web-based platforms representing commercial air carrier operations.
  • Further Reductions to Departure Divergence Requirements for Closely Space Parallel Operations (CSPO)
    • Further Reductions to Departure Divergence Requirements for Closely Space Parallel Operations (CSPO) Document Change Proposal (DCP) Published
  • GA and Rotorcraft safety analyses architecture evolution and NextGen Support
  • Improved Access to NAS Information for Authorized NAS Users and Subscribers through Aeronautical Common Services (ACS)
    • Provide static airport reference and configuration information utilizing the  Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) standard to provide improved situational awareness to AOCs/FOCs via System Wide Information Management (SWIM) and achieve full operational capability for ACS 
  • Improved Access to Special Activity Airspace (SAA) Information
    • Provide partially digital Military Training Routes through ACS 
  • Improved Terminal Precipitation on the Glass
    • NWP Echo Tops/Bottoms Mosaics available from CSS Wx / SWIM
  • Integrated Tool for Safety Risk Assessment Modeling
    • In cooperation with Systems Safety Management Transformation (SSMT) Stakeholders Group, identifies and prioritizes analytical capabilities, reporting formats, and safety risk models (commercial, general aviation, unmanned airspace operations) for future releases of the SSMT Tool. 
    • Release new versions of ISAM (7.5), ASAIC (4.5), and SITAR (4.5), incorporating new analytical capabilities and reporting formats identified and prioritized by the SSG to support safety risk assessment and candidate safety event detection. Use Natural Language Processing technologies to extract safety data from accident reports and other text narratives in combination with utilizing a Large Language Model (chatbot) to “answer” questions from aviation safety incident reports, specifically in the application of sequencing of events risk assessment.
    • Implement SSMT 2.0 system architecture, to include a centralized, cloud-based model to support data storage, data analytics, and customized / partitioned versions of its tools, which is necessary to support improved NAS safety analyses.
  • Moving Map with Own-Ship Position for suitably equipped operators
  • NextGen Enabled Data
    • Assess gaps in ASIAS data sources and collect additional data.
  • Optimized Profile Descents
  • Performance Based Navigation (PBN) Airways
    • Create an initial PBN Airways Plan for removal of J routes and Q routes and conversion of J to Q routes where appropriate.
    • Complete initial conversion or removal of 52 V routes
  • Provide NAS Status via Digital Notice to Airmen for Flight Operators Centers / Airline Operations Centers
  • Required Navigation Performance Authorization Required Approaches for suitably equipped operators
  • Reroute Impact Assessment
  • Time-series forecasting analytical capabilities in support of NextGen
  • Traffic Flow Management Remote Site Re-engineering Phase 1
  • Traffic Flow Management Remote Site Re-engineering Phase 2
  • Traffic Flow Management System and Time-Based Flow Management New Data Sharing via SWIM Subscription
  • Traffic Situational Awareness with Alerts
  • Unified Delay Program
  • User Input to Improve Departure Predictions
Last updated: Monday, February 3, 2025