Annual Monitoring Report 2021 - Portugal
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2022/767 of 13 April 2022
List of ACCs 1
Lisbon ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 2
<80’K 8
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2021: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2021 3.0%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2021 2.0%
Share en route / terminal costs 2021 78% / 22%
En route charging zone(s)
Portugal Continental
Terminal charging zone(s)
Portugal
Main ANSP
• NAV Portugal (Continental)
Other ANSPs
• Estado Maior da Força Aérea
• Estado Maior da Armada
MET Providers
• IPMA
Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Portugal recorded 345K actual IFR movements in 2021, +30% compared to 2020 (267K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements were +1.3% above the plan (341K).
▪ Actual 2021 IFR movements represent 53% of the actual 2019 level (651K).
▪ Portugal recorded 1,988K actual en route service units in 2021, +28% compared to 2020 (1,556K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units were +3.3% above the plan (1,925K).
▪ Actual 2021 service units represent 49% of the actual 2019 level (4,060K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ NAV Portugal has continued the high safety performance and further exceeded the EoSM targets level in four management areas. NAV Portugal implemented continuous monitoring process with the development of new tools and indicators to ensure maintaining current safety performance.
▪ Portugal recorded stable performance with respect to safety occurrences. Rates increases relative to 2020, however rates in 2020 were low since no occurrences were reported. The NSA monitors the occurrences rate and implementation of specific measures through the regular audits, associated with the continuous supervision processes.
▪ NAV Portugal should improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems.
Environment (Member State)
▪ Portugal achieved a KEA performance of 1.65% compared to its target of 1.80% and contributed positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. KEA improved by 0.14 p.p. compared to 2020.
▪ SCR remained at similar levels to 2020, while KEP improved by 3%.
▪ The share of CDO flights decreased by two p.p..
▪ Both additional time in terminal airspace and additional taxi out time have improved by 23% and by 16% respectively.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ Portugal registered 0.07 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2021, thus meeting the local breakdown value of 0.09. The two main delay causes in Lisbon ACC were ATC capacity and ATC staffing during summer 2021.
▪ Delays should be considered in the context of lower traffic: in Portugal, IFR movements in 2021 were 47% lower than in 2019.
▪ Traffic is expected to grow, with 2019 levels likely being reached in 2023 (in high growth scenario) or 2024 (in base growth scenar-io) in Lisbon FIR. A significant increase in the number of ATCOs in OPS is planned in Lisbon ACC by the end of RP3.
▪ Delays were highest between July and December, mainly due to ATC Capacity and Staffing.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in Portugal decreased by 12.38 p.p. compared to 2020 and was lower than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Lisbon ACC was 51,972, showing an 8.1% increase compared to 2020. Sector opening hours are 24.8% below 2019 levels.
▪ Lisbon ACC registered 6.06 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2021, being 30.9% below 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2020/2021 actual unit cost of Portugal was 64.95 €2017, -1.3% lower than the determined unit cost (65.82 €2017). The terminal 2020/2021 actual unit cost was 240.11 €2017, in line with the determined unit cost (240.39 €2017).
▪ The en route 2021 actual service units (1,988K) were +3.3% higher than determined (1,925K).
▪ In 2021, Portugal increased total costs by +1.1 M€2017 (+0.9%) compared to determined costs. The increase was driven by an increase of +7.0% in staff costs (+5.4 M€2017) due to an increase in pension fund costs, contingent liabilities, and non-materialised capitalised work.
▪ All the other cost categories decreased compared to determined. Cost of capital decreased by -34% (-1.1 M€2017) due to a postponement in the implementation of the new ATM System.
▪ NAV Portugal spent 13 M€2017 in 2021 related to costs of investments, -3.0% less than determined (14 M€2017), due to a postponement in the implementation of the new ATM System (TOPLIS – TOPSKY) as requested by the Network Manager in order to avoid simultaneous transitions of ATM systems with the Reims and Marseille ACCs (also planned for the beginning of 2022).
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2020/2021 was 66.27€, while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 246.22€.