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11. Conclusion
As you can see, tracking and directing thousands of flights 24 hours a day is not as simple as one would imagine.A number of different programs are involved and much coordination between the various agencies is necessary toensure a safe and expeditious air travel experience. As air traffic is expected to continue its rapid growth, theNational Airspace System needs to continue to evolve to manage this growth efficiently. For this growth to continuewithout producing gridlock in the sky and at airports, the capacity of the NAS must be used more efficiently. NASAin cooperation with the FAA is developing decision support tools and more efficiently procedures to assist theair traffic control specialists manage air traffic more efficiently throughout all phases of flight.
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