Control software CAST Airspace

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CAST Airspace is the flexible, comprehensive, and most efficient fast-time modelling tool for airspace traffic simulation at and around airports and in the airspace. CAST Airspace enables a rapid, scenario based evaluation of systems in scalable levels of detail, for example to plan and design airspace, remove bottlenecks, or assess and improve a system‘s capacity. A CAST airspace model covers the airspace network to and from the airports of interest, including its SIDs, STARs and sectors for initial, intermediate and final approach. ATC concepts such as speed control, radar vectoring and holding procedures are considered. CAST Airspace supports the application of Eurocontrol BADA aircraft performance data, which provides realistic altitude and speed profiles for the vast majority of aircraft. Users and customers of the CAST Airspace Simulation software are airport authorities, airlines, air navigation service providers (ANSPs), administrations, public authorities, research organizations, and consulting companies / planners. CAST AIRSPACE SUPPORTS AND GIVES CONFIDENCE IN VARIOUS TASK, RANGING FROM CAPACITY ASSESSMENT TO SYSTEM DESIGN AND SCENARIO COMPARISON: Quantification and assessment of capacity (both throughput and occupation) for airspace sectors (CTA, TMA, CTR including subsectors) Airport runway capacity determination Quantification and capacity assessment of ATS routes (SID, STAR, Transition, Approach) including system dependencies Validation and scenario comparison of ATC procedures, IFP changes, RWY usage concepts Optimization of operational performance incl. flight delay, duration, distance (‘track miles flown’)