Airport Arrival ATFM Delay Dataset

Please note that software release 20.0 of the Network Manager on 04 April 2016 introduced a change to improve the accuracy of the ATFM delay calculation for operational purposes. For more information on the change in methodology click here .

Data description

The Airport Arrival ATFM Delay provides an indication of ATFM delays on the ground due to constraints at airports.

In Europe, when traffic demand is anticipated to exceed the available capacity in en route centres or at airports, Air Traffic Control (ATC ) units may request the local Flow Management Position (FMP ) to instigate an Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM ) measure, or regulation . Aircraft expected to arrive during a period of congestion are given ATFM delay at their departure airport, under the authority of the Network Manager, in order to regulate the flow of traffic into the constrained downstream en route sector or airport, thus ensuring safety.

The resulting ATFM delays are calculated as the difference between the estimated take-off time calculated from the filed flight plan including updates and the calculated take-off time allocated by the central unit of ATFM. The reason for the regulation is indicated by the responsible FMP. The delay is attributed to the most constraining ATC unit.

The calculation of Airport arrival ATFM delay is based on a well established and commonly accepted algorithm and has been in use as a commonly agreed proxy for airport capacity shortfalls since 2009.

Column naming and types

Column name Data source Label Reason Group Column description Example
YEAR Network Manager YEAR Reference year 2015
MONTH_NUM Network Manager MONTH Month (numeric) 2
MONTH_MON Network Manager MONTH_MON Month (3-letter code) FEB
FLT_DATE Network Manager FLT_DATE Date of the flight 11/02/2015 (*)
APT_ICAO Network Manager APT_ICAO ICAO 4-letter airport designator LSGG
APT_NAME PRU APT_NAME Airport name Geneva
STATE_NAME PRU STATE_NAME Name of the country in which the airport is located Switzerland
FLT_ARR_1 Network Manager IFR Arrivals Number of arrivals (based on activated flight plans submitted to NM) 221
DLY_APT_ARR_1 Network Manager Airport ATFM arrival delay Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay 1312
DLY_APT_ARR_A_1 Network Manager A - Accident/Incident - AD AD Disruptions Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code A - Accident/Incident 0
DLY_APT_ARR_C_1 Network Manager C - ATC Capacity - AD AD Capacity (ATC) Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code C - ATC Capacity 0
DLY_APT_ARR_D_1 Network Manager D - De-icing - AD AD Weather Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code D - De-icing 0
DLY_APT_ARR_E_1 Network Manager E - Equipment (non-ATC) - AD AD Disruptions Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code E - Equipment (non-ATC) 0
DLY_APT_ARR_G_1 Network Manager G - Aerodrome Capacity - AD AD Capacity Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code G - Aerodrome Capacity 0
DLY_APT_ARR_I_1 Network Manager I - Industrial Action (ATC) - AD AD Disruptions (ATC) Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code I - Industrial Action (ATC) 0
DLY_APT_ARR_M_1 Network Manager M - Airspace Management - AD AD Capacity Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code M - Airspace Management 0
DLY_APT_ARR_N_1 Network Manager N - Industrial Action (non-ATC) - AD AD Disruptions Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code N - Industrial Action (non-ATC) 0
DLY_APT_ARR_O_1 Network Manager O - Other - AD AD Disruptions Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code O - Other 0
DLY_APT_ARR_P_1 Network Manager P - Special Event - AD AD Events Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code P - Special Event 0
DLY_APT_ARR_R_1 Network Manager R - ATC Routeing - AD AD Capacity Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code R - ATC Routeing 0
DLY_APT_ARR_S_1 Network Manager S - ATC Staffing - AD AD Staffing (ATC) Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code S - ATC Staffing 1312
DLY_APT_ARR_T_1 Network Manager T - Equipment (ATC) - AD AD Disruptions (ATC) Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code T - Equipment (ATC) 0
DLY_APT_ARR_V_1 Network Manager V - Environmental Issues - AD AD Capacity Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code V - Environmental Issues 0
DLY_APT_ARR_W_1 Network Manager W - Weather - AD AD Weather Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code W - Weather 0
DLY_APT_ARR_NA_1 Network Manager NA - Not specified - AD AD Disruptions Minutes of airport arrival ATFM delay with delay code NA - Not specified 0
FLT_ARR_1_DLY Network Manager FLT_ARR_1_DLY Number of airport ATFM arrival delayed arrivals 0
FLT_ARR_1_DLY_15 Network Manager FLT_ARR_1_DLY_15 Number of airport ATFM arrival delayed arrivals (>15 min.) 0

(*) The Airport Arrival ATFM Delay CSV files use ISO 8601 date time format, i.e. 2017-01-02T00:00:00Z