Weather and Flight Tracking Information Kiosk

One of the highlights and most visible successes of the Teaching Airport has been the development and operation of the Teaching Airport Weather and Flight Tracking Information Center.

The Center is an interactive, multi-use kiosk, located within the Daytona Beach International Airport's (DBIA) domestic commercial airline terminal. The Center provides enhanced real-time aviation meteorology and air traffic information of interest to airline passengers, airport and airline operators, and public visitors to the airport.

Operation of the Center is assisted by a staff of Embry-Riddle student Teaching Airport ambassadors. These ambassadors provide a unique service to the users of DBIA by providing an educational experience to the users, education that the students themselves have gained during their coursework and other experiences while at Embry-Riddle.

The Center has also served as a focal point for research programs conducted at Embry-Riddle, ranging from airport passenger satisfaction surveys, to further understanding the impacts of various meteorological conditions and the current air traffic control system on the efficiency of commercial and general aviation airport operations.

The Teaching Airport Weather and Flight Tracking Information Center has received significant praise from as high as national levels of government. In particular, the Federal Aviation Administration has expressed interest in expanding the Teaching Airport program by developing a similar Center at a large commercial airport in the Washington, D.C. area.

The Teaching Airport Weather and Flight Tracking Information Center provides meteorological information provided by ERAU's Aviation Weather Center and real-time flight tracking information through a partnership with Flightexplorer, Inc.

CLICK HERE To view the Teaching Airport Weather Information Center.