PRB monitoring
▪ Estonia achieved a KEA performance of 5.46% compared to its target of 1.22% and did not contribute positively to achieving the Union-wide target.
▪ The NSA states that the target was not achieved because of the traffic to/from Kaliningrad which does not follow the optimal routes due to the restrictive measures following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
▪ Both KEP and SCR deteriorated in comparison to 2021. The value of these two indicators is similar, meaning airspace users plan close to the shortest route available.
▪ The share of CDO flights increased by 18.6% compared to 2021.
▪ During 2022, additional time in terminal airspace decreased from 0.44 to 0.19 min/flight, while additional taxi out time increased from 1.03 to 1.39 min/flight.
AXOT
This indicator is not monitored for airports below 80,000 IFR movements average during the 2016-2018 period, so it is not monitored for any airport in this state.
ASMA
This indicator is not monitored for airports below 80,000 IFR movements average during the 2016-2018 period, so it is not monitored for any airport in this state.
Share of arrivals applying continuous descent operations (CDOs) (PI#5)
The shares of CDO flights have significantly increased (EETN: +10.0 percentage points; EETU: +27.3 percentage points) with respect to 2021. They are still well above the overall RP3 value in 2022 (29.0%) and in the top 10 of all observed values in 2022.
| Airport level |
| Airport Name |
Additional taxi-out time (PI#3)
|
Additional ASMA time (PI#4)
|
Share of arrivals applying CDO (PI#5)
|
| 2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Tallin |
0.85 |
1.03 |
1.39 |
NA |
NA |
0.44 |
0.44 |
0.19 |
NA |
NA |
61% |
56% |
66% |
NA |
NA |
| Tartu |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
70% |
44% |
72% |
NA |
NA |
Update on Military dimension of the plan
Military traffic significantly affects the environment in the Estonian airspace. Due to our geographical location and political influence, the share of military traffic in Estonian airspace is constantly increasing. The airspace design team collaborates closely with the Air Force to develop the best solutions, allowing for flexible use of SUA and airspace blocks. The LARA system is used for daily operations planning, which is integrated with the air traffic control system.
Significant impact on flight trajectories which will affect flight plan trajectories.
Military airspace users are booking more areas than they are using—resulting in the avoidance of unused airspace.
Military - related measures implemented or planned to improve capacity
FUA - flexible use of airspace, active meetings, and cooperation of the military side.
Regular 3B (3 Baltic states) CIV-MIL meetings to share information.
We are trying to mitigate it by tactical measures—maximum planning efforts on both tactical and pre-tactical levels.
Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#6
No data is available.
Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#7
Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#8