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The ATD-2 Poject delivered its final research transition package and was concluded on September 30, 2021. This page is being retained for reference and historical purposes, but the content is no longer being updated.
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TBFM


Summary

Time Base Flow Management (TBFM) is a system which improved upon a legacy system know as Traffic Management Advisor (TMA). Because of this, the messages generated by TBFM are labeled as TMA, which is continued throughout this document. Received TMA messages are batched, stored in a local postgres database and forwarded to the Fuser.  Below is a list of the data elements extracted from the TBFM TMA messages.


TBFM Reference Material

Source TBFM Metering Publication SWIM Feed
Description This service provides the following data products: TBFM Metering Status, TBFM Interface Status, TRACON Name, Gate Name, Arrival Airport Information, Airport Configuration, MRE Information, Arrival Airport Configuration Information, Airport Acceptance Rate Group, Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Acceptance Rate Group, Meter Point Acceptance Rate Group, Runway Acceptance Rate Group, Super Stream Class Configuration Group, Satellite Airport Configuration Group, Flight Plan Information, Estimated Times of Arrivals (ETA), Scheduled Times of Arrival (STA), Meter Reference Element (MRE) information, and Scheduling information.
Schema TBFM Schema v4.3.2
Samples

TBFM Metering Message Examples
JMSDD TBFM JMSDD
ConOps TBFM ConOps

Data Dictionary

Below is a a list of data elements extracted from TBFM for use in ATD-2.


tma_message

Column Name

Type

Description
adapt_info_tra varchar TRACON Name Group
adapt_info_trn varchar TRACON Name
aircraft_information_air_type varchar Aircraft type
aircraft_information_tma_id varchar TMA ID
airport_accept_rate_aar_type varchar Airport Acceptance Rate - airport acceptance rate type
airport_accept_rate_apt varchar Airport Acceptance Rate - arrival airport name
airport_accept_rate_rat integer Airport Acceptance Rate - airport acceptance rate
airport_accept_rate_tim timestamp Airport Acceptance Rate - airport acceptance rate change time
airport_accept_rate_tra varchar Airport Acceptance Rate - TRACON name
arr_airport_config_aac_type varchar Arrival Airport Configuration - arrival airport configuration type
arr_airport_config_apt varchar Arrival Airport Configuration - arrival airport name
arr_airport_config_cfg varchar Arrival Airport Configuration - configuration name
arr_airport_config_tim timestamp Arrival Airport Configuration - configuration change time
arr_airport_config_tra varchar Arrival Airport Configuration - TRACON Name
eta_eta_dfx timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at display fix
eta_eta_mfx timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at meter fix
eta_eta_o3_a timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at outer third arc
eta_eta_o4_a timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at outer fourth arc
eta_eta_oma timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at outer meter arc
eta_eta_ooa timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at outer outer arc
eta_eta_rwy timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at runway
eta_eta_sfx timestamp Estimated Time of Arrival at scheduling fix
eta_mfx varchar Meter fix name
flight_plan_a10 varchar Flight Plan - field 10A route
flight_plan_acs varchar Flight Plan - aircraft status
flight_plan_aid varchar Flight Plan - aircraft ID
flight_plan_aot timestamp Flight Plan - actual OFF time
flight_plan_apt varchar Flight Plan - destination airport name
flight_plan_ara varchar Flight Plan - assigned requested altitude
flight_plan_b10 varchar Flight Plan - field 10B route
flight_plan_bcn integer Flight Plan - beacon code
flight_plan_c10 varchar Flight Plan - field 10C route
flight_plan_cfx varchar Flight Plan - coordination fix name
flight_plan_ctm timestamp Flight Plan - coordination time
flight_plan_dap varchar Flight Plan - departure airport/fix name
flight_plan_drw varchar Flight Plan - departure runway name
flight_plan_eng varchar Flight Plan - engine type
flight_plan_est varchar Flight Plan - EDCT status
flight_plan_etd timestamp Flight Plan - estimated departure time
flight_plan_etm timestamp Flight Plan - EDCT time
flight_plan_fps varchar Flight Plan - flight plan status
flight_plan_ina varchar Flight Plan - interim altitude
flight_plan_old varchar Flight Plan - aircraft identification before amendment
flight_plan_pcot timestamp Flight Plan - predicted coordinated OFF time
flight_plan_sfs integer Flight Plan - SMS flight status
flight_plan_spd varchar Flight Plan - filed speed
flight_plan_srs varchar Flight Plan - SMS request status
flight_plan_std timestamp Flight Plan - scheduled departure time
flight_plan_tcr varchar Flight Plan - TMA converted route
flight_plan_tds varchar Flight Plan - current track data source
flight_plan_trw varchar Flight Plan - TRACON Runway Name
flight_plan_typ varchar Flight Plan - aircraft type
flight_plan_ucot timestamp Undelayed coordinated OFF time
gate_accept_rate_apt varchar Gate Acceptance Rate - arrival airport name
gate_accept_rate_gar_type varchar Gate Acceptance Rate - gate acceptance rate type
gate_accept_rate_gat varchar Gate Acceptance Rate - gate name
gate_accept_rate_rat integer Gate Acceptance Rate - gate acceptance rate
gate_accept_rate_tim timestamp Gate Acceptance Rate - gate acceptance change time
gate_accept_rate_tra varchar Gate Acceptance Rate - TRACON name
id uuid Global unique ID
interface_status_group_ifm varchar TMA Interface Status - interface metering status
interface_status_group_ifn varchar TMA Interface Status - interface name
interface_status_group_ifs varchar TMA Interface Status - interface status
interface_status_group_ift varchar TMA Interface Status - interface type
meter_accept_rate_apt varchar Meter Point Acceptance Rate - arrival airport name
meter_accept_rate_mar_type varchar Meter Point Acceptance Rate - meter point acceptance rate change type
meter_accept_rate_mfx varchar Meter Point Acceptance Rate - meter fix name
meter_accept_rate_rat integer Meter Point Acceptance Rate - meter point acceptance rate
meter_accept_rate_tim timestamp Meter Point Acceptance Rate - meter point acceptance rate change time
meter_accept_rate_tra varchar Meter Point Acceptance Rate - TRACON name
meter_ref_cat varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - category
meter_ref_cfg varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - configuration name
meter_ref_dfx varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - display fix name
meter_ref_gat varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - gate name
meter_ref_mfx varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - meter fix name
meter_ref_o3_a varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - outer third arc name
meter_ref_o4_a varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - outer fourth arc name
meter_ref_oma varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - outer meter arc name
meter_ref_ooa varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - outer outer arc name
meter_ref_rwy varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - arrival runway name
meter_ref_scn varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - stream class name
meter_ref_sfx varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - scheduling fix name
meter_ref_tus varchar Meter Reference Point Assignments - TRACON name
meter_status_group_tra varchar TMA Metering Status - TRACON name
msg_id integer TMA unique identifier
msg_time timestamp Message creation time
runway_accept_rate_apt varchar Runway Acceptance Rate - arrival airport name
runway_accept_rate_rar_type varchar Runway Acceptance Rate - runway acceptance rate type
runway_accept_rate_rat integer Runway Acceptance Rate - runway acceptance rate
runway_accept_rate_rwy varchar Runway Acceptance Rate - arrival runway name
runway_accept_rate_tim timestamp Runway Acceptance Rate - runway acceptance rate change time
runway_accept_rate_tra varchar Runway Acceptance Rate - TRACON name
scheduling_info_man boolean Scheduling Information - manually scheduled
scheduling_info_mfx varchar Scheduling Information - meter fix name
scheduling_info_rfz boolean Scheduling Information - runway frozen
scheduling_info_sfz boolean Scheduling Information - scheduling frozen
scheduling_info_sus boolean Scheduling Information - scheduling suspended
sta_mfx varchar Scheduled Time of Arrivals - meter fix
sta_sta03_a timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at outer third arc
sta_sta04_a timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at outer fourth arc
sta_sta_dfx timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at display fix
sta_sta_oma timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at outer meter arc
sta_sta_ooa timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at outer outer arc
sta_sta_rwy timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at runway
sta_sta_sfx timestamp Scheduled Time of Arrivals - scheduled time of arrival at scheduling fix
track_als varchar Tracking Information - altitude status
track_alt real Tracking Information - altitude
track_gsp real Tracking Information - ground speed
track_hdg real Tracking Information - heading
track_lat varchar Tracking Information - latitude
track_lon varchar Tracking Information - longitude
track_rca boolean Tracking Information - reached cruise altitude
track_tkc boolean Tracking Information - track coasting
track_ttm timestamp Tracking Information - track time
track_tus varchar Tracking Information - turn status
track_vsp real Tracking Information - vertical speed
tracon_accept_rate_rat integer TRACON Acceptance Rate - TRACON acceptance rate
tracon_accept_rate_tar_type varchar TRACON Acceptance Rate - TRACON acceptrance rate type
tracon_accept_rate_tim timestamp TRACON Acceptance Rate - TRACON acceptrance change time
tracon_accept_rate_tra varchar TRACON Acceptance Rate - TRACON name


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