Capacity - Poland
PRB monitoring
▪ Poland registered 0.07 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2021, thus meeting the local breakdown value of 0.07. The main delay causes were ATC staffing and ATC capacity, and the delays were mostly generated in December 2021 due to staffing issues at Warsaw ACC.
▪ Delays should be considered in the context of lower traffic: in Poland, IFR movements in 2021 were 48% lower than in 2019.
▪ Poland has received additional traffic due to airspace closures East of the SES airspace. Despite this, 2019 traffic levels are not likely to be reached during RP3. An increase in the number of ATCOs in OPS is planned in Warsaw ACC by the end of RP3.
▪ Delays were highest in December, mostly driven by ATC Staffing issues.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in Poland increased by 23.05 p.p. compared to 2020 and was higher than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Warsaw ACC was 29,815, showing a 36.8% increase compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 30.4% below 2019 levels.
▪ Warsaw ACC registered 14.11 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 26.5% below 2019 levels.
▪ Poland registered an average airport arrival ATFM delay of zero minutes per flight in 2021, achieving the local target of 0.02 minutes.
▪ Compared to 2020, average arrival ATFM delays in Poland were 88.9% lower in 2021, while the number of IFR arrivals increased by 22.49%.
▪ The main reasons for delays were ATC capacity issues, accounting for 56% of delays, and ATC disruptions, responsible for 27%.
En route performance
En route ATFM delay (KPI#1)
Terminal performance
Arrival ATFM delay (KPI#2)
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Slot adherence (PI#1)
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ATC pre departure
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All causes pre departure
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| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Bydgoszcz | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 94.0% | 100.0% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Gdansk | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 93.3% | 97.0% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Katowice | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 89.6% | 92.3% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Krakow | 0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 95.9% | 97.9% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lodz | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 100.0% | 92.0% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lublin / Świdnik | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 91.7% | 96.2% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Modlin | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 96.4% | 98.3% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Olsztyn-Mazury | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 88.9% | 100.0% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Poznan | NA | 0.01 | NA | NA | NA | 97.9% | 97.3% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Radom | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Rzeszow | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 93.3% | 98.4% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Szczecin | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 95.7% | 100.0% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Warsaw | 0.04 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | 97.5% | 97.4% | NA% | NA% | NA% | 0.32 | 0.54 | NA | NA | NA | 9.3 | 12.6 | NA | NA | NA |
| Wroclaw Airport | NA | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | 88.9% | 92.1% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Zielona Gora | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 100.0% | 100.0% | NA% | NA% | NA% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |