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Environment - Romania

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PRB monitoring

▪ Romania achieved a KEA performance of 3.36% compared to its target of 2.05% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target. KEA worsened by 1.14 p.p. compared to 2021.

▪ The NSA states that despite the significant traffic reduction, previous geopolitical situations continue (Black Sea, Eastern Ukraine, and Crimea) and are further exacerbated by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and related RAD restrictions in 2022.

▪ KEP and SCR worsened by 0.97 and 1.66 p.p. respectively.

▪ The share of CDO flights decreased by 9.38% compared to 2021.

▪ During 2022, additional time in terminal airspace increased from 0.57 to 0.58 min/flight, while additional taxi out time increased from 1.66 to 2.08 min/flight.

En route performance

Horizontal flight efficiency of the actual trajectory (KEA) (KPI#1), of the last filed flight plan (KEP) (PI#1) & shortest constrained route (SCR) (PI#2)

Terminal performance

Additional taxi-out time (AXOT) (PI#3) & Arrival Sequencing and Metering Area (ASMA) time (PI#4)

Focus on ASMA & AXOT

AXOT

Additional taxi-out times at Bucharest/Otopeni (LROP; 2019: 2.67 min/dep.; 2020: 1.95 min/dep.; 2021: 1.66 min/dep.; 2022: 2.08 min/dep.) increased in 2022.
In the Romanian monitoring report, ROMATSA mentions the same measures or initiatives as last year, although no dates are provided:
a) Implemented:
- clearance delivery position;
- A-SMGCS Level 1 at Otopeni TWR - advance surface management ground control system;
- Common procedure between Bucharest Airports National Company and TWR Otopeni for repairing works periods on the manoeuvring area, i.e. pre-established alternative standard taxi routes;
- Common procedure regarding ATFM (according to EU Reg 255/2010) regarding the regulation of traffic in situations that may influence the airport’s capacity.

b) Planned: - Modernisation ASMGCS - Implementation of Advanced Tower Messaging (ongoing); - AMAN at Bucuresti TMA - Arrival Manager. The NSA reports that they do specific monitoring of data on EUROCONTROL portal and oversight activities

ASMA

Additional ASMA times at Bucharest/Otopeni (LROP; 2019: 0.75 min/arr.; 2020: 0.74 min/arr.; 2021: 0.57 min/arr.; 2022: 0.58 min/arr.) showed in 2022 the same level as the year before with low addtitional times.
In the Romanian monitoring report, ROMATSA mentiones the same measures or initiatives as last year, although no dates are provided:
a) Implemented:
- SID / STAR RNAV 1;
- as current practice, vectorizations for shortening the trajectories when the traffic is of low complexity (DIRECT TO);
- Bucharest TMA resectorisation - implementation of new sector: DIRECTOR.
b) Planned:
- implementation of AMAN - Arrival Manager;
- implementation of RNP (required navigation performance) approach procedures.
The NSA reports that they do specific monitoring of data on EUROCONTROL portal and oversight activities.

Share of arrivals applying continuous descent operations (CDOs) (PI#5)

Focus CDOs

Bucharest/Otopeni (LROP), being the major airport in Romania, has the highest share of CDO flights: 41.1% which is well above the overall RP3 value in 2022 (29.0%) despite a decrease from 45.5% in 2021.
The share of CDO flights at Bucharest/Băneasa (LRBS) decreased to slightly below the overall RP3 value to 28.8%.
The monthly values are significantly lower from April to September.
According to the Romanian monitoring report: ROMATSA: Resumption of AIP Romania amendment process, chap. 2.21 Noise abatement procedures with the following specific provisions for aircraft operating at Otopeni Airport:
”In order to reduce aircraft noise and emissions, ATC gives clearances allowing continuous descent (CD) traffic situation permitting. Continuous descent can be planned based on track distance information of the STAR or, when vectored, on estimated track distance provided by ATC. ”
NSA: NSA is monitoring this indicator through LSSIP

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
Bucharest HENRI COANDA 1.95 1.66 2.08 NA NA 0.74 0.57 0.58 NA NA 48% 45% 41% NA NA
Bucharest AUREL VLAICU NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 31% 31% 29% NA NA

Civil-Military dimension

Focus on Civil-Military dimension

Update on Military dimension of the plan

The FUA Concept is fully implemented in Romania at all specific levels, as follows: at Level 1 through National Air Space Management Council, at Level 2 through AMC, as civil-military body and at Level 3 through civil-military coordination offices collocated. At FAB level, an Air Space Policy Body is defined for strategic coordination between Romania and Bulgaria. Furthermore, Romanian operational procedures allow the crossing of most military training zones by civil aircraft with a prior coordination.

There has been an increase in military activity with ad-hoc MIL Areas and TSAs, leading to increased complexity in Bucuresti FIR. The geopolitical situation at Romania’s borders and NATO’s 2022 Strategic Concept adopted at the Madrid Summit that identifies the Russian Federation as “the most significant and direct threat to Allies’ security and to peace and stability in the Euro-Atlantic area” lead to an increased military activity, on a permanent basis.

Military - related measures implemented or planned to improve capacity

Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#6

ROMATSA: The FUA Concept is fully implemented in Romania at all specific levels, as follows: at Level 1 through National Air Space Management Council, at Level 2 through AMC, as civil-military body and at Level 3 through civil-military coordination offices collocated. At FAB level, an Air Space Policy Body is defined for strategic coordination between Romania and Bulgaria. Furthermore, Romanian operational procedures allow the crossing of most military training zones by civil aircraft with a prior coordination.
NSA: continuous oversight

Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#7

No data available

Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#8

No data available

 
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