ACE Yearly Operational Data

Yearly ACE operational data.

Updated yearly Yearly data

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Operational data

API name: ace-yearly-operational--operational-data

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curl 'https://polaris.goens.dev/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=ace-yearly-operational--operational-data&limit=5'

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import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--operational-data?format=csv')

R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--operational-data?format=csv')

Transit times

API name: ace-yearly-operational--transit-times

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import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--transit-times?format=csv')

R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--transit-times?format=csv')

ACC characteristics

API name: ace-yearly-operational--acc-characteristics

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import pandas as pd

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R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--acc-characteristics?format=csv')

Traffic per airport

API name: ace-yearly-operational--traffic-per-airport

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import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--traffic-per-airport?format=csv')

R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/ace-yearly-operational--traffic-per-airport?format=csv')

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Cite this data

Source: EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Unit. ACE Yearly Operational Data. https://polaris.goens.dev/dataset/ace-yearly-operational

May be copied in whole or in part, provided that EUROCONTROL is mentioned as the source and it is not used for commercial purposes. Full disclaimer

About this data

  • Size of controlled airspace in km2: The area controlled of an ANSP is the sum of the area controlled by the operational units for which the ANSP is responsible to provide ANS. The figure disclosed correspond to the maximum area above flight level 200. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Number of airports with TWR operational unit: This figure corresponds to the number of aerodromes with TWR operational units for which the ANSP is responsible to provide ATC services. The list of aerodromes is shown in the worksheet "ANSP - Traffic per airport". (Source: ANSP)
  • Total IFR flights controlled by the ANSP: An IFR flight is counted if it enters at least one ATC unit. A flight is counted once whatever the number of ATC units it is entering. Note: The figure for NAV Portugal excludes Santa Maria ATC units. Figures for skeyes, LVNL and DFS exclude flights that are controlled by Maastricht except if those flights enter one of their respective ATC units. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • % Overflights: A flight is considered as an overflight if the airport of departure and the airport of destination of this flight are located outside the country (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • % Domestic flights: For a given ANSP/State, a flight is considered as a domestic flight if the airport of departure and the airport of destination of this flight are inside the boundaries of the country (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • % Arr/Dep international flights: A flight is counted as an Arrival/Departure international flight if the airport of departure (or arrival) of this flight is inside the country while the airport of arrival (or departure) is outside. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Total distance (km) controlled by the ANSP: This metric is the sum of the distance in Km recorded in all the ATC units for which the ANSP is responsible to provide ANS. The figure excludes distance for Oceanic (OAC units). Distance figures are also provided at the ATC unit level in the worksheet "ANSP - Traffic per ACC". (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Total IFR flight-hours controlled by the ANSP: This metric is the sum of the flight-hours recorded in all the ATC units for which the ANSP is responsible to provide ANS. The figure excludes flight-hours for Oceanic (OAC units). Flight-hours figures are also provided at the ATC unit level in the worksheet "ANSP - Traffic per ACC". (Source: EUROCONTROL NM/ PRU)
  • Total IFR airport movements controlled by the ANSP: This metric corresponds to the sum of arrival and departure flights for all airports with a TWR operational unit where the ANSP is responsible to provide ATC services. Movements per airport is provided in the worksheet "ANSP -Traffic per airport". (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Sum of IFR ACC movements: This metric is the sum of the number of IFR movements recorded by the Network Manager at ACC level (excluding Oceanic ACC). The number of IFR ACC movements for each ACC operational unit is provided in the worksheet "ANSP - Traffic per ACC". (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Sum of IFR Km controlled by the ACCs: This is the sum of the km recorded by the Network Manager at ACC level (excluding Oceanic ACC). The number of km controlled per ACC operational unit is provided in the worksheet "ANSP - Traffic per ACC". (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Sum of flight-hours controlled by the ACCs: This is the sum of the flight-hours recorded by the Network Manager at ACC level (excluding Oceanic ACC). The number of flight-hours controlled per ACC operational unit is provided in the worksheet "ANSP - Traffic per ACC". (Source: EUROCONTROL NM /PRU)
  • Size of the controlled area: This is the size of the area in square kilometre. The area has been calculated for different flight levels and the figure disclosed corresponds to the maximum area controlled by the ACC. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Min flight level: This is the minimum flight level for the airspace controlled by an ACC according to information available in the Network Manager database. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Max flight level: This is the maximum flight level for the airspace controlled by an ACC according to information available in the Network Manager database. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Volume controlled: This is the volume of the ACC expressed in km² x FL. The volume of airspace controlled above flight level 450 is not taken into account for the computation of this figure. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Airport movements: This metric corresponds to the sum of arrival and departure flights for each TWR operational unit where the ANSP is responsible to provide ATC services. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • IFR ACC movements controlled: Number of IFR flights that have been controlled over the year by the ACC. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Total ACC flight-hours controlled: Sum of the flight-hours controlled over the year by the ACC. For a given flight the flight-hours controlled are computed using information available in the Network Manager database as the difference between the exit time and the entry time in the controlled airspace. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM /PRU)
  • Average transit time: This is the ratio between item E11 (expressed in minutes) and E10. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)
  • Total IFR km controlled: Sum of Km controlled over the year by the ACC. For a given flight the distance controlled are computed using information available in the Network Manager database as the distance flown in the controlled airspace. (Source: EUROCONTROL NM)

Data sources

Underlying data
Network Manager; ANSPs; Performance Review Unit

The table view shows where each column comes from, under Data Dictionary.

Notes from the source

  • Note 1 : For item D12 to D14, association of an airport to a country has been done based on the 2 first letters of the ICAO code.

Additional Info

Field Value
Update frequency Yearly
Time resolution Yearly
Data from 2025-01-01
Data to 2025-12-31
Data description https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-economic-information-disclosure
Methodology
Source page https://ansperformance.eu/data/