Data Dictionary

ID
YEAR
Type
int8
Label
YEAR
Description

The calendar year the figures cover.

ID
MONTH_NUM
Type
int8
Label
MONTH_NUM
Description

The month the figures cover, as a number from 1 to 12.

ID
MONTH_MON
Type
text
Label
MONTH_MON
Description

The month the figures cover, as a three-letter abbreviation such as JAN.

ID
ENTRY_DATE
Type
timestamp
Label
ENTRY_DATE
Description

The day the flights entered the airspace being measured.

ID
ENTITY_NAME
Type
text
Label
ENTITY_NAME
Description

The name of the airspace entity, such as an ANSP, a functional airspace block or a whole area like the SES area.

ID
ENTITY_TYPE
Type
text
Label
ENTITY_TYPE
Description

What kind of entity the row is, and whether its airspace is defined by ANSP areas of responsibility (AUA) or by flight information regions (FIR).

ID
TYPE_MODEL
Type
text
Label
MODEL_TYPE
Description

Which trajectory the distances come from. CPF is the flown trajectory from radar data, FTFM is the last filed flight plan, and SFR is the shortest constrained route.

ID
DIST_FLOWN_KM
Type
int8
Label
DIST_FLOWN_KM
Description

The total length of the trajectories within the entity's airspace, in kilometres.

ID
DIST_DIRECT_KM
Type
numeric
Label
DIST_DIRECT_KM
Description

The total great circle distance between the points where flights entered and left the entity's airspace, in kilometres.

ID
DIST_ACHIEVED_KM
Type
numeric
Label
DIST_ACHIEVED_KM
Description

The total achieved distance, in kilometres. Each flight contributes its share of the great circle distance between its origin and destination. Comparing flown with achieved distance gives horizontal flight efficiency.

Additional Information

Field Value
Data last updated November 5, 2026
Metadata last updated November 5, 2026
Created November 5, 2026
Format CSV
License EUROCONTROL data terms (cite the source, non-commercial)
API name horizontal-flight-efficiency
Data from 2014-01-01
Data to 2026-09-30
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