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CESTOL Impact on U.S. Airport Network Operations
Cruise-Efficient Short Takeoff and Landing (CESTOL) is an aircraft design concept for future use to increase capacity and reduce emissions. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is investigating technological and operational concepts for CESTOL implementation in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS). In support of NASA, we conducted a preliminary analysis of the potential impact on NAS-wide network traffic operations due to the introduction of CESTOL at selected major airports. These are the 34 domestic airports identified in the Federal Aviation Administration’s Operational Evolution Plan (OEP).

CESTOL Impact on U.S. Airport Network Operations (pages: 13)