This is part of MITRE's FastLicense™ program.
Pilots operating in and out of busy airports typically do not have a way to clearly understand how busy the airport will be throughout the day. This can impact flight schedules and make operations less predictable.
Pacer (pacer.aero) is a web-based research tool created by MITRE under FAA leadership and funding. Pacer uses FAA published data to organize and formulate arrival and departure demand information for airports across the United States. Pacer allows pilots and other users to view the data-driven expected airport demand through an easily understandable bar chart. When pilots use Pacer to submit updates to their expected departure times, the airport demand charts will reflect a more accurate estimate of airport demand. Using Pacer, pilots can make more informed decisions about when to conduct their flight operations. Although Pacer was initially designed for use by general aviation pilots, its use is only limited by the imagination and ingenuity of the implementer.
Prior to licensing, anyone can access and explore Pacer’s functionality for free by creating an account at: http://pacer.aero. Licensing Pacer through FastLicense will give the developer access to the Pacer Application Programming Interface (API) to easily explore Pacer data and its utility without standing up any code. If the developer decides they would like to implement Pacer functionality, a full tech transfer of the Pacer documentation and source code can be accomplished through this process as well.