EUROCONTROL European Route Network Improvement Plan PART 2 European ATS Route Network - Version 2020-2024 Edition July 2020 Approved by the Network Mangement Board 8 July 2020 FOUNDING MEMBER NETWORK SUPPORTING EUROPEAN AVIATION MANAGER EUROCONTROL Network Management Directorate DOCUMENT CONTROL Document Title ERNIP Part 2 Document Subtitle European ATS Route Network - Version 2020 - 2024 Document Reference ERNIPPART2 Edition Number 1.0 Edition Validity Date 08-07-2020 Classification White Status Final Author(s) NMD/ACD Contact Person(s) Razvan Bucuroiu APPROVAL TABLE Authority Date Signature Prepared by: 14 Apr 2020 NMD/ACD Reviewed and endorsed by: 28 April 2020 RNDSG/100 Reviewed and endorsed by: 15 May 2020 NETOPS/27 Reviewed and endorsed by: 02 June 2020 NDOP/26 Approved by: 08 July 2020 NMB/28 Edition Number: 1.0 Edition Validity Date: 08-07-2020 Classification: White Page: i EUROCONTROL Network Management Directorate EDITION HISTORY Edition No. Validity Date Author(s) Reason 0.1 28 Apr 2020 NMD/ACD Proposed Issue RNDSG/100 Proposed Issue NETOPS/27 and 0.2 04 May 2020 NMD/ACD NDOP/26 0.3 02 June 2020 NMD/ACD Proposed Issue to NMB/28 1.0 08 July 2020 NMD/ACD Approved by NMB/28 Edition Number: 1.0 Edition Validity Date: 08-07-2020 Classification: White Page: ii EUROCONTROL Network Management Directorate TABLE OF CONTENT DOCUMENT CONTROL ................................................................................................... I APPROVAL TABLE ......................................................................................................... I EDITION HISTORY ......................................................................................................... II EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 1 ORGANISATION AND CONTENTS .................................................................................. 3 1 A CONSOLIDATED EUROPEAN AIRSPACE DEVELOPMENT .................................... 4 1.1 Objective, Scope and Timeframe ........................................................................... 4 1.2 Demanding Performance Targets .......................................................................... 6 Performance - Third Reference Period (RP3) - 2020 - 2024 .......................................... 6 1.3 European Route Network Improvement Plan - Principles ....................................... 8 1.4 The Flight Efficiency Plan ..................................................................................... 9 1.5 Preparation of the ERNIP Part 2 - ARN Version 2020 - 2024 .................................. 9 1.6 Functional Airspace Blocks Integration into the ERNIP Part 2 - ARN Version 2020 - 2024 for the RP3 Period ...................................................................................... 10 1.7 Local Performance Plans and their Relationship to the ERNIP Part 2 - ARN Version 2020 - 2024 for the RP3 ...................................................................................... 12 Local Performance Plans and their Relation to the European Route Network Improvement Plan for RP3 ............................................................................................. 13 2 ARN VERSION 2020 - 2024 BENEFITS ................................................................. 15 2.1 Total Expected Benefits - ERNIP PART 2 - ARN Version 2020 - 2024 ................... 15 2.2 Capacity Enhancement Benefits of ERNIP Part 2 - ARN version 2020 - 2024 ........ 16 3 EUROPEAN ROUTE NETWORK DESIGN FUNCTION AND FLIGHT EFFICIENCY ACTION PLANS .................................................................................................. 17 3.1 European Route Network Design Function ........................................................... 17 3.2 Free Route Airspace ........................................................................................... 17 3.3 Route Availability Document ............................................................................... 19 3.4 Improving TMA Structures .................................................................................. 20 3.5 The Flight Efficiency Plan ................................................................................... 21 3.6 The Network Manager Flight Efficiency Initiative ................................................. 21 4 CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR EUROPEAN AIRSPACE DESIGN ......................... 24 4.1 Main Principles ................................................................................................... 24 4.2 ERNIP Part 2 - ARN Version 2020 - 2024 Concept Highlights ............................... 25 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 25 Basic Concept ................................................................................................................. 25 European Network Consistency .................................................................................... 25 Airspace Continuum ....................................................................................................... 26 ARN Version 2020 - 2024 Components ........................................................................ 26 Airspace Classification .................................................................................................. 27 Edition Number: 1.0 Edition Validity Date: 08-07-2020 Classification: White Page: iii EUROCONTROL Network Management Directorate Airspace Organisation .................................................................................................... 27 Airspace Development Approach .................................................................................. 27 Operating the ERNIP Part 2 - ARN Version 2020 - 2024 .............................................. 29 Military Operations .................................................................................................. 30 Airspace Management (ASM) Solutions................................................................ 31 Impact on Adjacent Areas ....................................................................................... 34 5 A NETWORK COOPERATIVE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS ................................. 34 5.1 A Network Oriented Approach ............................................................................. 36 5.2 Airspace Utilisation and Management ................................................................. 37 5.3 Military Requirements ......................................................................................... 38 6 TRAFFIC DEMAND EVOLUTION AND ASSESSMENT ............................................ 39 6.1 General............................................................................................................... 39 6.2 Traffic Demand Variation - Comparison 2008/2019 ............................................. 39 6.3 Week and Week-end disruption ........................................................................... 40 6.4 Distribution and Evolution - Short Haul and Medium/Long Haul ........................... 42 6.5 Vertical Distribution (Evolving and Cruising Traffic) ............................................. 43 6.6 Flight Level Distribution ...................................................................................... 44 6.7 Airport Traffic Increase ....................................................................................... 44 6.8 Top 50 Airports .................................................................................................. 45 6.9 Busiest City Pairs ............................................................................................... 46 6.10 Airspace Users ................................................................................................... 48 6.11 Aircraft Types ..................................................................................................... 49 7 MAIN PROJECTS INCLUDED IN ERNIP PART 2 - ARN VERSION 2020 - 2024 ........ 50 7.1 Free Route Airspace ........................................................................................... 51 ANNEXES .................................................................................................................... 54 A. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ................................................................................... 54 B. ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................... 55 C. SUMMARY OF ERNIP PART 2 - ARN VERSION 2020 - 2024 PROPOSALS ............. 57 D. LIST OF ERNIP PART 2 - ARN VERSION 2020 - 2024 PROPOSALS ....................... 64 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1 : Route Efficiency KPI per AIRAC cycle ............................................................... 15 Figure 2 : FRA until end 2020 .......................................................................................... 18 Figure 3 : FRA until end 2024 .......................................................................................... 18 Figure 4 : ERNIP Part 2 Principles ................................................................................... 24 Figure 5 : Network CDM .................................................................................................. 36 Figure 6 : Network Oriented Approach ............................................................................. 37 Figure 7 : Traffic demand variation 2019 vs 2008 ...........................................................