SubscribeThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is making air travel safer and more efficient with its new Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) center near Washington, D.C.
The state-of-the-art facility consolidates air traffic operations for Baltimore-Washington International, Andrews Air Force Base, Ronald Reagan-Washington National, Richmond and Dulles International airports - handling 5,000 flights per day and more than 52 million passengers a year.
The centerpiece of the TRACON center is a 95,000 square-foot circular room full of radar displays and communications equipment.
"This is the most advanced air traffic facility in the world and Clarity displays offer fabulous flexibility for radar, weather and air traffic control."
ALAN HENDRY, Program Director, Potomac TRACON, Federal Aviation Administration
Lion displays selected for weather and tracking
The TRACON center uses ten 67" Clarity Lion rear-projection displays with reinforced black glass screens that are individually mounted around the room at a 10-degree viewing angle.
The displays show aircraft positions overlaid on national, regional and local maps, as well as current weather information. Two additional Lion displays are installed in the Decision Support Center for "war room" applications.
High performance and reliability of Lion is critical
The high resolution and 1200:1 contrast ratio of the Lion displays allow controllers to view highly detailed flight and weather information from anywhere in the room. In addition, the redundant multi-lamp optical engine ensures Lion delivers the 24/7 uptime demanded for this critical operations control center.
