Annual Monitoring Report 2022 - Netherlands
Contextual information
National performance plan adopted following Commission Decision (EU) 2023/179 of 14 December 2022
List of ACCs 1
Amsterdam ACC
No of airports in the scope of the performance plan
≥80’K 1
<80’K 3
Exchange rate (1 EUR=)
2017: 1 EUR
2022: 1 EUR
Share of Union-wide traffic (TSUs) 2022 2.4%
Share of Union-wide en route costs 2022 3.5%
Share en route / terminal costs 2022 77% / 23%
En route charging zone(s)
Netherlands
Terminal charging zone(s)
Netherlands
Main ANSP
• LVNL
Other ANSPs
• MUAC
MET Providers
• Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
Traffic (En route traffic zone)
▪ Netherlands recorded 1,092K actual IFR movements in 2022, +67% compared to 2021 (653K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements were +0.7% above the plan (1,084K).
▪ Actual 2022 IFR movements represent 82% of the actual 2019 level (1,332K).
▪ Netherlands recorded 2,586K actual en route service units in 2022, +65% compared to 2021 (1,565K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units were -0.3% below the plan (2,593K).
▪ Actual 2022 service units represent 76% of the actual 2019 level (3,381K).
Safety (Main ANSP)
▪ LVNL achieved its RP3 EoSM targets levels in 2021 and maintained these levels in 2022. Specific measures were implemented ensuring continuous safety improvements (e.g. annual update of safety manual, establishment of a risk-based safety plan, and update of safety risk target document and corresponding unit safety case).
▪ The Netherlands did not provide monitoring data for separation minima infringements nor runway incursions in 2022.
▪ LVNL could improve its safety management by implementing automated safety data recording systems for runway incursions.
Environment (Member State)
▪ The Netherlands achieved a KEA performance of 3.04% compared to its target of 2.62% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. KEA deteriorated compared to 2021.
▪ Both KEP and SCR values have improved by 4% compared to 2021.
▪ The share of CDO flights decreased by 8.48% compared to 2021.
▪ During 2022, additional time in terminal airspace increased from 0.86 to 1.12min/flight, while additional taxi out time increased from 2.19 to 2.77min/flight.
▪ The NSA states that the worsening environmental performance was due to internal and external issues, such as weather effects, maintenance at Schiphol airport, and network measures to reduce traffic demand for Reims ACC during their 4-FLIGHT implementation.
Capacity (Member State)
▪ The Netherlands registered 0.04 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2022, thus achieving the local target value of 0.14.
▪ The average number of IFR movements was 18% below 2019 levels in the Netherlands in 2022.
▪ A decrease in the number of ATCOs in OPS is planned in Amsterdam ACC by the end of RP3. The actual number decreased in 2022 and was below the 2022 plan.
▪ Delays were highest in May, June and September, mostly driven by ATC Capacity issues.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in the Netherlands increased by 5.28 p.p. compared to 2021 and was lower than 2019 values.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Amsterdam ACC was 50,686 in 2022, showing a 31.7% increase compared to 2021. Sector opening hours are 1.4% above 2019 levels.
▪ Amsterdam ACC registered 12.84 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2022, being 6.7% below 2019 levels.
Cost-efficiency (En route/Terminal charging zone(s))
▪ The en route 2022 actual unit cost of the Netherlands was 80.81 €2017, 8.8% lower than the determined unit cost (88.63 €2017). The terminal 2022 actual unit cost was 182.59 €2017, 18% lower than the determined unit cost (221.58 €2017).
▪ The en route 2022 actual service units (2,586K) were in line with the determined service units (2,593K).
▪ In 2022, the en route actual total costs were 21 M€2017 (-9.1%) lower compared to determined. It was attributable to the substantial reduction in staff cost (-25 M€2017, or -17%) mainly due to lower full-time equivalents and pension premium than planned.
▪ Even though net book value of fixed assets was 12% lower than planned, LVNL spent 23 M€2017 in 2022 related to costs of investments, in line with the determined.
▪ The en route actual unit cost incurred by users in 2022 was 101.15€, while the terminal actual unit cost incurred by users was 246.52€.