Graphical depiction of four dimensional trajectory based operation flight plans

1. A flight management system comprising:

a user interface comprising a display; and

a computer configured to display, on the display, information about time and position of an aircraft in relation to a number of waypoints for the aircraft in a flight plan of the aircraft, wherein the information is displayed using a number of graphical display features, and wherein the number of waypoints comprise one or more reference points in physical space used for navigation.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the information includes a number of required times of arrival and a number of estimated times of arrival for the number of waypoints.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the number of graphical display features includes a number of bars, a number of markers, and a number of colors.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the number of graphical display features depict a deviation from a required value.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the number of graphical display features includes a number of additional symbols depicting a deviation outside a threshold limit.

6. The system of claim 2 , wherein the information includes latitude, longitude, altitude and a current time associated with the latitude, the longitude, and the altitude.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the number of graphical features is integrated with navigation information presented on the display, and wherein the navigation information is selected from at least one of a navigational display and an electronic navigation chart.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the display is a three dimensional primary flight display.