Data Snapshot #52 - Which FIRs (Flight Information Regions) see the most overflights, and why?

EUROCONTROL Data Snapshot examines how overflights vary across the network.

Read the article Published July 11, 2025

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API

API name: data-snapshot-52

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Code examples

curl

curl 'https://polaris.goens.dev/api/3/action/datastore_search?resource_id=data-snapshot-52&limit=5'

Python

import pandas as pd

df = pd.read_csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/data-snapshot-52?format=csv')

R

df <- read.csv('https://polaris.goens.dev/datastore/dump/data-snapshot-52?format=csv')

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Source: EUROCONTROL Aviation Intelligence Unit. Data Snapshot #52 - Which FIRs (Flight Information Regions) see the most overflights, and why?. https://polaris.goens.dev/dataset/data-snapshot-52

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Data sources

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Additional Info

Field Value
Update frequency One-off
Time resolution
Data from
Data to
Data description https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-data-snapshot-52-understanding-overflight-patterns-firs-flight-information
Methodology
Source page https://ansperformance.eu/publications/ectl/datasnap/