LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IMPLEMENTS ADVANCED FLIGHT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON ITS WEBSITE

04/29/2002 12:00 AM

LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IMPLEMENTS ADVANCED FLIGHT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON ITS WEBSITE

 

(Los Angeles, California -- April 29, 2002) Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) today announced the launch of an Internet flight-tracking system on the airport's website that provides residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise with information on planes landing and taking off at LAX.

Designed specifically for LAX by Greenwich, Conn.-based Megadata Corporation, the new AirportMonitor program can be found at www.lawa.org (then click on "Noise management"). The program is designed to be used by the public through widely distributed web browsers (such as Internet Explorer and Netscape) and a basic home computer. The program is convenient and easy to use, with all the tools needed immediately available on the computer monitor.

Roger Johnson, deputy executive director for technology and environmental affairs at Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA), said, "Our new AirportMonitor system demonstrates LAWA's commitment to provide residents in neighboring communities with the means to quickly identify and report to the airport, the airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration aircraft operations that do not comply with established flight procedures."

AirportMonitor is based on Megadata's web-based PASSUR (passive surveillance) flight-tracking and flight information system, which is used by more than 20 airports including LAX and seven major airlines in the United States. The PASSUR system provides an independent source of live and historical flight graphics and data. Unique to LAX's program is an Internet tracking system that provides an instant and comprehensive replay capability, allowing residents to view flight traffic and flight events at their convenience. The AirportMonitor program allows users to:

  • See detailed traffic patterns and flight paths (flight tracks are delayed approximately 10 minutes for security)
  • Learn about the way aircraft typically flow around Southern California
  • Identify specific flights of interest
  • View all LAX arrivals and departures, and all in-transit traffic in the region including general aviation (private and charter) traffic
  • Replay flight events immediately, as well as review up to three months of past flight activity
  • Identify airline and flight number, altitude, aircraft type, and airport of origin and destination (some information is available in replay only for security purposes)
  • View aircraft activity at six, 12, 24, 48 and 96 miles around LAX.

"Airlines and airports benefit from the high degree of accuracy and reliability we provide with our information services," said G.S. Beckwith Gilbert, chairman and chief executive officer of Megadata Corporation. "Now the citizens of one of our nation's most important cities can benefit from a version of those services created specifically for them and designed to meet their needs. We are proud to be providing LAX and its communities the benefits of our system."

Community residents can use flight-tracking information from the AirportMonitor system in conjunction with LAX's on-line Noise Complaint Form also found in the "Noise management" page of the airport's website. Or residents can call the long-established LAX Noise Complaint Hotline at (310) 64-NOISE (646-6473).

Los Angeles World Airports is a department of Los Angeles City that owns and operates LAX and three other Southern California Airports -- Ontario International, Van Nuys and Palmdale Regional. LAWA expects to install the AirportMonitor system covering flight activity at Ontario and Van Nuys in the future for use by residents of those communities.

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