Annual Monitoring Report 2022 - Lithuania
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2022/2494 of 9 December 2022
List of ACCs 1
Vilnius ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 0
<80’K 0
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2022: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2022 0.3%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2022 0.3%
Share en route / terminal costs 2022 100% / 0%
En route charging zone(s)
Lithuania
Terminal charging zone(s)
Main ANSP
• Oro Navigacija
Other ANSPs
• LGS (Latvian ANSP)
MET Providers
• Lietuvos hidrometeorologijos tarnyba (Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service, LHMS)
Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Lithuania recorded 184K actual IFR movements in 2022, +3.4% compared to 2021 (178K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements were -0.9% below the plan (186K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements represent 61% of the actual 2019 level (303K).
▪ Lithuania recorded 376K actual en route service units in 2022, -15% compared to 2021 (443K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units were +1.1% above the plan (372K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units represent 61% of the actual 2019 level (619K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ SE Oro Navigacjia has already achieved the RP3 targets in 2020 but continued to improve its performance and achieved maximum level on all objectives in 2022. A review of the safety function by the NSA confirmed the achieved maturity level of the safety management system.
▪ Lithuania recorded stable performance with respect to safety risks with marginal increase of separation minima infringements and runway incursions reported in 2022. The safety occurrences were closely monitored against the acceptable and tolerated levels of safety (ATLS) established in the Lithuanian National Safety Plan for 2021-2025.
▪ SE Oro Navigacjia could improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems.
Environment (Member State)
▪ Lithuania achieved a KEA performance of 12.21% compared to its target of 1.92% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. KEA worsened by 9.20 percentage points in comparison to 2021.
▪ The KEA deterioration was due to significant route extensions as a result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
▪ SCR and KEP worsened significantly compared to 2021.
▪ The NSA also highlights that Lithuania’s geographical location (neighbouring Kaliningrad and Belarus) is a barrier to environmental performance.
▪ Lithuania has no airports that are regulated under the RP3 performance and charging scheme.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ Lithuania registered zero minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2022, thus achieving the local target value of 0.02.
▪ The average number of IFR movements was 39% below 2019 levels in Lithuania in 2022.
▪ The number of ATCOs in OPS is expected to remain at the same level by the end of RP3, with the actual number being above the 2022 plan in Vilnius ACC.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Vilnius ACC was 13,756 in 2022, showing a 7.2% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 16.3% below 2019 levels.
▪ Vilnius ACC registered 14.92 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 9.2% below 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2022 actual unit cost of Lithuania was 47.50€2017, 2.8% lower than the determined unit cost (48.87€2017). Lithuania does not have a terminal charging zone
▪ The en route 2022 actual service units (376K) were 1.0% higher than the determined service units (372K).
▪ The en route 2022 actual total costs were 0.3M€2017 (-1.8%) lower than determined. The main driver was the lower depreciation costs (-0.2M€2017, or -7.3%). The NSA explained that some investment projects and asset acquisitions were behind schedule or bought at a lower price.
▪ SE Oro Navigacija spent 3.6M€2017 in 2022 related to costs of investments, 6.1% less than determined (3.9M€2017), driven by lower depreciation costs as explained above.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2022 was 58.65€.