Annual Monitoring Report 2022 - Germany
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2023/177 of 14 December 2022
List of ACCs 4
Bremen ACC
Langen ACC
Karlsruhe UAC
Munich ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 7
<80’K 8
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2022: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2022 11.6%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2022 14.8%
Share en route / terminal costs 2022 76% / 24%
En route charging zone(s)
Germany
Terminal charging zone(s)
Germany
Main ANSP
• DFS
Other ANSPs
• MUAC
MET Providers
• Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)
Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Germany recorded 2,713K actual IFR movements in 2022, +58% compared to 2021 (1,712K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements were -8.8% below the plan (2,973K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements represent 80% of the actual 2019 level (3,394K).
▪ Germany recorded 12,519K actual en route service units in 2022, +63% compared to 2021 (7,679K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units were -8.2% below the plan (13,644K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units represent 83% of the actual 2019 level (15,132K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ DFS achieved the RP3 EoSM targets in 2021, earlier than planned and retained this level in 2022. DFS implemented harmonised measures to ensure continuous improvement of safety performance.
▪ Germany reported an increase in the rate of separation minima infringements and a comparable rate of runway incursion in 2022 relative to 2021. Both rates below the Union-wide.
▪ The German NSA aims to improve the monitoring of safety occurrences. A procedure was implemented that was based on regular reviews and in-depth auditing of specific cases.
▪ DFS could improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems.
Environment (Member State)
▪ Germany achieved a KEA performance of 2.76% compared to its target of 2.30% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target.
▪ The NSA states that flight efficiency deteriorated after the pandemic, due to increased traffic and establishment of military corridors following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
▪ Both KEP and SCR deteriorated in comparison with 2021.
▪ The share of CDO flights decreased by 21.60% compared to 2021.
▪ During 2022, additional time in terminal airspace decreased from 1.14 to 1.08 min/flight, while additional taxi out time increased from 1.85 min/flight to 1.87 min/flight.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ Germany registered 2.28 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2022, which has been adjusted to 2.27 during the post-ops adjustment process.
▪ Average en route ATFM delay per flight was further adjusted to 2.20 minutes per flight due to the exceptional event related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, still not achieving the local target value of 0.27.
▪ The average number of IFR movements was 20% below 2019 levels in Germany in 2022.
▪ The number of ATCOs in OPS is expected to increase significantly in Bremen and Karlsruhe ACCs and to increase only slightly in Langen and Munich. The number of ATCOs in OPS remained unchanged in Bremen ACC and in Karlsruhe UAC there was an increase but actual values in both ACCs remained below the plans in 2022. In Langen and Munich, there was an increase in the number of ATCOs in OPS, with the actual values being higher than the 2022 plans.
▪ The planned number of ATCOs in OPS in Karlsruhe remained below the level required to offer sufficient capacity.
▪ Delays were highest between May and September, mostly driven by ATC Capacity and Weather.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in Germany increased by 14.57 percentage points compared to 2021 and was higher than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Langen ACC was 122,199 in 2022, showing a 29.1% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 7.7% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Munich ACC was 96,825 in 2022, showing an 82.9% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 0.4% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Karlsruhe ACC was 137,986 in 2022, showing a 37.2% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 4.7% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Bremen ACC was 83,630 in 2022, showing a 9.3% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 19.5% below 2019 levels.
▪ Langen ACC registered 8.36 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 17.2% below 2019 levels. Munich ACC registered 8.89 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 28.1% below 2019 levels. Karlsruhe ACC registered 11.92 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 5.7% below 2019 levels. Bremen ACC registered 5.28 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 16.6% below 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2022 actual unit cost of Germany was 70.65€2017, 4.6% higher than the determined unit cost (67.52€2017). The terminal 2022 actual unit cost was 258.18€2017, 19% higher than the determined unit cost (216.36€2017).
▪ The en route 2022 actual service units (12,519K) were 8.2% lower than the determined service units (13,644K).
▪ In 2022, the en route actual total costs were 37M€2017 lower (-4.0%) than determined. It was mainly attributable to the reduction in staff costs (-62M€2017, or -9.0%) mainly due to less full-time equivalents than planned. However, the decrease was partially offset by the significant increase in cost of capital (+37M€2017, or +198%).
▪ DFS spent 107M€2017 in 2022 related to costs of investments, 6.5% more than determined (100M€2017), driven by the substantial increase in cost of capital. The NSA explained that it is stemming from the negative development of commercial papers. At the same time the net book value of fixed assets decreased by -4.0%. The PRB invites the NSA to clarify the reasons and impact of these commercial papers and, if eligible, to present the costs in line with the Regulation.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2022 was 79.70€, while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 278.54€.