FAA expands SMART airspace routing nationwide after saving 180 flights 10 minutes and 80 gallons each
Sentdex · x · 2026-11-14
The FAA's SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories) system, launched for Washington D.C. airspace in September, rerouted 180 flights for average savings of 10 minutes and 80 gallons of fuel ($345 per flight at $4.31/gal). The agency says it will now roll SMART out to all 22 air route traffic control centers nationwide.
Sentdex posted the news with a jab, quipping that if the tool is responsible, it 'saved quite a bit of fuel today' amid widespread flight groundings.
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