The Trump administration will roll out a new A.I. air traffic control tool called SMART in the Washington region starting Monday. The tool, Strategic Management of Airspace, Routing and Trajectories, analyzes airline schedules and weather to predict delays and recommend alternate routes. It will be deployed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Dulles International Airport, and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

The $875 million system is expected nationwide by 2028. Washington's congested airspace drew scrutiny after a January 2025 midair collision killed 67. The NTSB blamed the FAA for certain failures.

Officials stress SMART will not replace human controllers or direct route changes, only offer recommendations. It will be located at the FAA's Command Center in Warrenton, Va. The rollout begins with same-day delays before scaling up.

"We're excited to launch SMART," said FAA spokeswoman Hannah Walden. The contract went to Air Space Intelligence. FAA administrator Bryan Bedford asked Congress for billions more to modernize air traffic control.