Annual Monitoring Report 2021 - Cyprus
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2022/2422 of 5 December 2022
List of ACCs 1
Nicosia ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 0
<80’K 0
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2021: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2021 1.9%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2021 0.9%
Share en route / terminal costs 2021 100% / 0%
En route charging zone(s)
Cyprus
Terminal charging zone(s)
Main ANSP
• DCAC Cyprus
Other ANSPs
–
MET Providers
• Department of Meteorology of the Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Cyprus recorded 252K actual IFR movements in 2021, +54% compared to 2020 (164K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements represent 61% of the actual 2019 level (411K).
▪ Cyprus recorded 1,266K actual en route service units in 2021, +49% compared to 2020 (853K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units represent 61% of the actual 2019 level (2,068K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ DCAC Cyprus is required to improve its safety performance in all five management objectives. DCAC Cyprus has initiated some improvements in its safety management function, however the actions were suspended due to the pandemic and only restarted recently. DCAC Cyprus is lagging the expected performance as per the performance plan and requires significant improvements in its safety management to achieve the RP3 targets. The Member State adopted the National Safety Plan for 2022 to significantly improve safety oversight of DCAC Cyprus based on specific indicators.
▪ Cyprus recorded higher occurrence rates for both separation minima infringements and runway incursions relative to 2020. The NSA has implemented the ‘NSA procedure for the monitoring of ANS Performance’ that examines safety performance with respect to occurrences twice per year.
▪ DCAC Cyprus should improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems.
Environment (Member State)
▪ Cyprus achieved a KEA performance of 4.49% compared to its target of 3.84% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target.
▪ KEA performance is the worst since 2017 despite lower traffic levels.
▪ The NSA states that new direct routes have been implemented and these are expected to improve performance to the levels targeted in the performance plan, should airspace users choose to use them.
▪ In 2021, the SCR indicator deteriorated to the level observed in 2019, meaning airspace users were unable to plan more shorter routes.
▪ KEP performance also worsened, likely as a result of the deterioration of the SCR.
▪ Cyprus has no airports that are regulated under the RP3 performance and charging scheme.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ Cyprus registered near zero minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2021, thus meeting the local breakdown value of 0.10.
▪ Delays should be considered in the context of lower traffic: in Cyprus, IFR movements in 2021 were 39% lower than in 2019.
▪ Traffic is expected to grow with 2019 levels likely being reached in 2023 (in base and high growth scenarios). An increase in the number of ATCOs in OPS is planned during RP3. However, monitoring of the capacity and delay evolution is required to avoid the delay situation experienced in 2019.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in Cyprus decreased by 3.62 p.p. compared to 2020 and was lower than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Nicosia ACC was 17,210, showing a 6.0% decrease compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 41.4% below 2019 levels.
▪ Nicosia ACC registered 14.65 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 5.5% above 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2020/2021 actual unit cost of Cyprus was 47.10 €2017, -5.5% lower than the determined unit cost (49.85 €2017). Cyprus does not have a terminal charging zone.
▪ The en route 2021 actual service units (1,266K) were +3.0% higher than determined (1,230K).
▪ In 2021, actual total costs were -3.1 M€2017 lower (-5.7%) than determined. The main reduction was on staff costs (-1.1 M€2017, or -5.1%), mainly due to the postponement of hiring and early retirement in MET entity. Other operating costs decreased by -1.8 M€2017 (-6.5%), mainly due to a decrease in travels and Eurocontrol costs.
▪ DCAC Cyprus spent 2.3 M€2017 in 2021 related to costs of investments, -6.8% lower than determined (2.4 M€2017) mainly due to delays of projects caused by the pandemic.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2020/2021 was 48.81€.