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Environment - Hungary

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PRB monitoring

▪ Hungary achieved a KEA performance of 2.11% compared to its target of 1.49% and did not contribute positively towards achieving the Union-wide target.

▪ The NSA states that the performance deteriorated due to the extra distance flown as a result of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

▪ Both KEP and SCR improved in comparison with 2022. The value of these two indicators was similar, meaning airspace users planned close to the shortest route available. Despite the KEA target being missed, the improvement in SCR shows that Hungary has improved the environmental efficiency of its airspace when accounting for impacts outside of its control.

▪ The share of CDO flights increased from 26.14% to 27.25% in 2023.

▪ During 2023, additional time in terminal airspace increased from 0.34 to 0.58 min/flight, while additional taxi out time decreased from 1.40 to 1.09 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 Budapest (LHBP; 2019: 1.63 min/dep.; 2020: 0.87 min/dep.; 2021: 1.06 min/dep.; 2022: 1.4 min/dep.; 2023: 1.09 min/dep.) decreased in 2023 and are considerably lower than the SES average of 2.81 min/dep.
According to the Hungarian monitoring report:Since the value of this Performance Indicator shows improvement in 2023, no additional initiatives are needed.

ASMA

The additional times in the terminal airspace at Budapest increased in 2023 (LHBP; 2019: 0.85 min/arr.; 2020: 0.66 min/arr.; 2021: 0.67 min/arr.; 2022: 0.34 min/arr.; 2023: 0.58 min/arr.) but remained one of the lowest additional ASMA times amongst the SES monitored airports.
According to the Hungarian monitoring report: Since the actual value of this PI is still acceptable, no additional initiatives are needed.

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

Focus CDOs

The share of CDO flights for Budapest (LHBP) has increased from 25.8% in 2022 to 26.8% in 2023. This value is below the overall RP3 value in 2023 (28.8%).
From May to October, the monthly values were below 26%.
According to the Hungarian monitoring report: As the value of this performance indicator in 2023 is practically the same as in the previous year, no further initiatives are identified.

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
Budapest 0.87 1.06 1.40 1.09 NA 0.66 0.67 0.34 0.58 NA 33% 34% 26% 27% NA

Civil-Military dimension

Focus on Civil-Military dimension

Update on Military dimension of the plan

The impact of military operations on civil traffic was very high in 2023. The war in Ukraine forced the Hungarian air defence and air force to create special training areas which were activated on an ad-hoc basis. Apart from those special air corridors were also established in order to allow the crossing of the allied forces UAVs.

Military - related measures implemented or planned to improve capacity

During the implementation of the new ad-hoc activation areas, HungaroControl representatives tried to negotiate the vertical dimension of these areas in a way that makes fewer problems for overflight traffic.
Thanks to the good cooperation between the military and civil sides, these areas were active only when they were really needed and only for so long time which these special tasks in such a war environment required.

Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#6

The ongoing war in neighbouring Ukraine continues to have a very negative impact on the effectiveness of the use of military airspace, as special military airspaces, created to better respond to threats, have been activated on an ad-hoc basis.

Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#7

With the implementation of free route airspace in Hungary in 2015 all the ATS routes have been eliminated.
Since that the entire CDR route concept has no meaning anymore in Hungary.

Initiatives implemented or planned to improve PI#8

With the implementation of free route airspace in Hungary in 2015 all the ATS routes have been eliminated.
Since that the entire CDR route concept has no meaning anymore in Hungary.

 
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