The WFF project targets at optimizing airport processes by establishing an integrated and consistent procedure for planning the entire process chain of approaching, departure, ground traffic, and turnaround. Goals are:

• Increase of transport throughput (optimized utilization of scarce, available resources)
• Environment friendly air traffic (reducing flight and ground movement times)
• Increased passenger satisfaction (increasing punctuality and ease of travel planning)
• Increase competitiveness

For achieving the goals, required systems are developed. Demonstrations show the advantages and feasibility of concepts and systems.

The project is funded the German Federal Ministry of Economics in the aviation research program 2007-2012 (LUFO IV). It is lead by the Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS) and conducted with other 13 partners including the airports of Hamburg and Frankfurt, the Deutsche Lufthansa, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and several aviation suppliers.

As a subcontractor of the Hamburg airport (FHG), the Institute of Telematics participates by ensuring full coverage of communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) infrastructure for ground vehicles. This continues their work from the CARMA project funded by the City of Hamburg.