AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT (ATFM) - CENTRAL COMMAND CENTRE

About: 

• Function: 
  • It processes the demand and capacity information and provides decision-making tools to the ATFM Flow Manager for collaborative decision making and to ensure the regulated flow of traffic at each airport in India. 
    
    
  • The system also displays weather information along with static information about airports, airspaces and air routes. 
    
    
  
  
  
• Structure: The system is supported by 36 Flow Management Positions (FMPs) at various airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Hyderabad among others. Eight defence airports are also part of the ATFM network which are provided with FMPs. 
  
  
• Global scenario: After successfully implementing the Air Traffic Flow Management System, India has become the seventh country after the US, Europe, Australia, South Africa, Japan and Brazil.