The Future ATM Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) Team, which was led by Ames, received the FY00 TGIR award in the Increase Capacity Objective for development of a tool that will provide the basis for "improving traffic throughput and litigating air traffic delays during periods of bad weather and traffic congestion." + Watch the Announcement (See Objective 4)
The Future Air Traffic Management Concepts Evaluation Tool (FACET) is used to model the flow of air traffic across the U.S. A snapshot of all the flights over the U.S. at a given time is depicted.