A system for prioritization of surrounding air traffic for display on a display onboard an aircraft, the display being associated with a user input device that receives user input with respect to the display, the system comprising: a traffic data source configured to supply surrounding traffic data, the surrounding traffic data including at least a range of the surrounding air traffic relative to the aircraft and a vertical speed of the surrounding air traffic; a traffic control module coupled to the traffic data source, the traffic control module receiving the user input and the surrounding traffic data, the traffic control module configured, in response to receipt of the user input and the surrounding traffic data, to: (a) generate a prioritization zone based on the user input and the surrounding traffic data, (b) generate a set of first traffic data that includes the surrounding traffic data, (c) rank surrounding aircraft comprising the surrounding air traffic within the prioritization zone based upon proximity of the surrounding aircraft to a reference point and the set of first traffic data, and (d) generate second traffic data that includes the surrounding air traffic outside of the prioritization zone listed in a received sequence; and a graphical user interface manager control module coupled to the traffic control module and configured to output a graphical user interface, for display on the display, that includes the ranked surrounding aircraft and the second traffic data. a traffic data source configured to supply surrounding traffic data, the surrounding traffic data including at least a range of the surrounding air traffic relative to the aircraft and a vertical speed of the surrounding air traffic; a traffic control module coupled to the traffic data source, the traffic control module receiving the user input and the surrounding traffic data, the traffic control module configured, in response to receipt of the user input and the surrounding traffic data, to: (a) generate a prioritization zone based on the user input and the surrounding traffic data, (b) generate a set of first traffic data that includes the surrounding traffic data, (c) rank surrounding aircraft comprising the surrounding air traffic within the prioritization zone based upon proximity of the surrounding aircraft to a reference point and the set of first traffic data, and (d) generate second traffic data that includes the surrounding air traffic outside of the prioritization zone listed in a received sequence; and (a) generate a prioritization zone based on the user input and the surrounding traffic data, (b) generate a set of first traffic data that includes the surrounding traffic data, (c) rank surrounding aircraft comprising the surrounding air traffic within the prioritization zone based upon proximity of the surrounding aircraft to a reference point and the set of first traffic data, and (d) generate second traffic data that includes the surrounding air traffic outside of the prioritization zone listed in a received sequence; and a graphical user interface manager control module coupled to the traffic control module and configured to output a graphical user interface, for display on the display, that includes the ranked surrounding aircraft and the second traffic data.