Ensuring a Flexible Use of Airspace ICAO EANPG

Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'…. ICAO EANPG FUA Task Force Paris, 20 -22 May 2008 EUROCONTROL Airspace, Network Planning & Navigation Division 1

Ensuring a 'Flexible Use of Airspace'…. Presentation structure: l 2 FUA Background & History l Rationale l Basics l Practical examples l Benefits

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ? 38 EUROCONTR OL States 3

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ? 42 ECAC States 4

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ? 27 EUROPEAN UNION States 5

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ? 26 NATO States 6

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ? Last but not least: 53 ICAO EUR States 7

Why we need flexibility in the European airspace ? More than 33. 000 flights aairspace day… to reconcile 37% 42 is. ECAC and 9. 000. 00 States 37% of. How European somehow … more than 9. 000 flights a ye segregated 8

Why we need a flexible and more dynamic approach to airspace use in Europe ? Up to 50. 000 flights a day… in 2020 2000 2020 9

Who are the stakeholders in the European Airspace Network ? AIRLINES SPORT AVIATION AIR NAVIGATION SERVICES PROVIDERS AIR TRAFFIC FLOW & CAPACITY MANAGEMENT GENERAL AVIATION AIRSPACE AERIAL WORK AVIATION AIRPORTS MILITARY 10

How to satisfy all the stakeholders’ requirements ? AIRSPACE & ROUTE AVAILABILITY STATES ASM Airspace management MILITARY OPERATORS CIVIL OPERATORS ATS Air Traffic Services Provision Through the FUA Collaborative CDM Decision Making Process CIVIL ATS AIRPORTS AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT CELLS MILITARY ATS CFMU AIR TRAFFIC DEMAND ATFCM 11 Air Traffic Flow & Capacity Management AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPACITY

How to satisfy all the stakeholders’ requirements ? AIRSPACE & ROUTE AVAILABILITY STATES ASM Airspace management MILITARY OPERATORS AIRPORTS CIVIL OPERATORS MILITARY ATS CFMU AIR TRAFFIC DEMAND ATFCM 12 CIVIL ATS CDM AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT CELLS ATS Air Traffic Services Provision Air Traffic Flow & Capacity Management AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CAPACITY

How to satisfy all the stakeholders’ requirements ? Since 1996 through … FLEXIBLE USE OF AIRSPACE Applied in majority of ECAC States 13

Fundamental principle of FUA: The airspace should not be designated as either pure civil or military airspace, but rather be considered as a continuum in which all user requirements have to be accommodated to the extent possible. 14

Non-FUA P PROHIBITED D DANGER R 15 RESTRICTED vs. FUA = P = TSA PROHIBITED s a d e h s li 24 b POSSIBLE u. CROSSING TEMPORARY H p WHEN ACTIVE / d RESERVED TRA y l e = AS SOON l p. RELEASED i. AS ACTIVITY a AREA STOPS m cu r No oc TEMPORARY RELEASED AS SOON SEGREGATED AS ACTIVITY STOPS AREA

Click editapplied Master style How isto. FUA in title practice? Through dynamic Airspace Management (ASM) 16

Click to edit Master title style Within three ASM levels… ASM Level 1 Strategic Level Establishment of pre-determined airspace structures ASM Level 2 Pre-tactical Level Day-today allocation of airspace according to users’ requirements ASM Level 3 Real-time use of airspace allowing a safe OAT/GAT separation Tactical Level 17

Through Civil / Military Coordination … ASM Level 1 Strategic Level Definition and review of national airspace policy and organisation ASM Level 2 Pre-tactical Level Day-to day airspace allocation according to user requirements ASM Level 3 Tactical Level Real-time use of airspace allowing a safe separation between civil and military aircraft 18 High-Level Civil / Military Airspace Policy Body Joint Civil / Military Cell (AMC) Appropriate Civil / Military ATS Units

Clickflexible to edit. Airspace Master. Structures… title style Using l Conditional Route (CDR) Non-permanent ATS route or portion thereof which can be planned and used under specified conditions Basic ATS route CDR l Temporary Reserved/Segregated Area (TRA/TSA) Airspace temporary reserved or segregated l Cross-Border TSA CBA Area (CBA) TRAs or TSAs established over international boundaries l Reduced Coordination Airspace (RCA) Specified portion of airspace within which GAT is RCA Crossing subject to prior co-ordination permitted “off-route” without requiring prior co ordination. 19

Click CDR to edit Master title style Categorisation CDR 1 CDR 2 CDR 3 Permanently plannable during the times published in AIP l Expected to be available most of the time l Plannable same way as permanent ATS routes Non-permanently plannable l Daily allocated as negotiated l Plannable only in accordance with daily AUP/CRAM l Part of pre-defined routing scenario Not Plannable l Usable upon ATC instructions only as short notice routing 20

Click to Management edit Master Cell title (AMC) style Airspace l Joint Civil / Military Body l Established by National Authority l Allocates airspace identified as TRA, TSA, CBA or CDR l Allocation decision notified by Airspace Use Plan (AUP) AMC 21

Centralised Airspace Data Function Click to edit (CADF) Master title style CADF l Part of the CFMU in Brussels l Combines National AUPs into the Conditional Route Availability Message (CRAM) l CRAM contains list of available CDRs throughout all ECAC Region 22

Click to FUA edit Master title style Concept How does it work in practice? 23

FUA Concept in practice… After FUA implementation a D area may be…published as Before FUA implementation a TRA … ATS Route S AT ute Ro TRA D 10 10 S AT ute Ro 24 ASM Strategic Level 1

FUA Concept in practice… With FUA application a TRA can 2)be allocated… the … or a Conditional Route (CDR made available …day for before operation flight planning ATS Route S AT ute Ro Con ditio (CD nal Rou te R 2 ) TRA 10 S AT ute Ro 25 ASM Pre-tactical Level 2

FUA Concept in practice… … a Conditional Route be opened … for… With FUA application as(CDR soon 3) ascan a TRA is not active direct routing ATS Route S AT ute Ro TRA 10 S AT ute Ro 26 te ou l. R a n ) tio R 3 i nd (CD Co ASM Tactical Level 3

FUA in European Network… 884 aircraft affected in. State a da Network effect: 10 Traffic is flying through… TSAs are active… TSAs released, 4 CDRs activated… 27

Click toofedit Masterfor title style Concept Operations 2008 -2011 > 1 Year X Months before Operation ASM Level 1 X Days before Operation > 1 Week Strategic Pre-Tactical ATFCM PLANNING > 1 Day X Hours before EOBT or Operation > 1 Hour ASM Level Tactical 2 ATFCM ASM Level ATC 3 REA CTING ANTICIPATING OPERATION EXECUTI NG Update Current Flight Plan Airspace activation/de-activation Implement CDR/RCA scenarios ACCs Tactical CDM IFPS Pre-Tactical CDM Airspace allocation Allocate NOP scenarios CDM AOs ~RPL Decision Optimised Capacity Management Decision Strategic Flow & Capacity Planning Airspace structure design & “Modus Operandi” of its use Define Network Ops Plan ~ RPL Flight Plan Data Repository FPL re-processed FPL Strategic CP L Airspace re-allocation/ad hoc delineation Re-consider CDR/RCA scenarios FP L Tactical Flow & Capacity Management AOs Mil. ATSUs CPL Decision Actual Status UUP Ad hoc AUP - CRAM FPL AIP - NOP Airspace Data Repository Routes Sector s Areas FLIGHT DATA & AIRSPACE DATA PERMANENTLY AVAILABLE TO ALL 28

Click to FUA edit Master title style Concept Benefits? 29

Assessment of FUA Operations Click to edit Master title style ECONOMY REALISED During 5 week days between 11/09/07 and 15/09/07 By filled FPLs on Available CDRs 1755 Flights Fuel : 172 T CO 2 Emissions : ~200. 000 € 540 T 30

Assessment of FUA Operations Click to edit Master title style POTENTIAL ECONOMY NOT REALISED During 5 week days between 11/09/07 and 15/09/07 By not planning on available CDRs 5150 Flights Fuel : +291 T CO 2 Emissions : +340. 000€ +917 T 31

Click to edit Master title style Assessment of FUA Operations TOTAL ECONOMY AVAILABLE Fuel : CO 2 Emissions : During 5 week days between 11/09/07 and 15/09/07 463 T 1457 T 540. 000 € An average during 2007 14. 350 T 11. 000€ 45. 000 T 32

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