Air Traffic Control North America Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

FAA to replace four legacy air traffic control systems at 435 facilities by 2028

The FAA has begun deploying its Enterprise Information Display System to replace aging equipment, including systems that still rely on floppy disks for weather and other critical information. The agency plans to install the new displays at 435 facilities by the end of 2028.

Discovered 2026-11-05T11:04:51.549141-08:00 | 2026-11-05T11:04:51.549141-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

Replacing four legacy systems across 435 facilities is a substantial modernization effort for the US air traffic control network, with a target completion date of end-2028.
The upgrade will phase out floppy-disk-dependent equipment used to provide weather and other critical information, addressing the operational reliance on aging technology.

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