Capacity - Italy
PRB monitoring
▪ Italy registered 0.17 minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2023 which has been adjusted to 0.14 during the post-ops adjustment process, thus not achieving the local target value of 0.11. Delays in Italy decreased by 0.01 minutes per flight year-on-year.
▪ Delays were highest between April and August, mostly due to adverse weather conditions.
▪ The share of delayed flights with delays longer than 15 minutes in Italy increased by 5 percentage points compared to 2022 and was lower than 2019 values.
▪ The average number of IFR movements was 1% above 2019 levels in Italy in 2023.
▪ The number of ATCOs in OPS is expected to increase by 5% by 2024, with the actual value being below the 2023 plan in Brindisi by 2 FTEs. The number of ATCOs in OPS is expected to increase by 10% by 2024, with the actual value being over the 2023 plan in Milano by 8 FTEs. The number of ATCOs in OPS is expected to increase by 9% by 2024, with the actual value being below the 2023 plan in Padova by 6 FTEs. The number of ATCOs in OPS is expected to decrease by 2% by 2024, with the actual value being over the 2023 plan in Rome by 8 FTEs.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Brindisi ACC was 26,280, showing an 8.3% increase compared to 2022. Sector opening hours are 29.6% above 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Milano ACC was 63,763, showing a 22.9% decrease compared to 2022. Sector opening hours are 26.7% below 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Padova ACC was 58,059, showing a 5.7% increase compared to 2022. Sector opening hours are 4.1% above 2019 levels. The yearly total of sector opening hours in Rome ACC was 118,115, showing a 105.8% increase compared to 2022. Sector opening hours are 114.8% above 2019 levels.
▪ Brindisi ACC registered 15.97 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2023, being 11.1% below 2019 levels. Milano ACC registered 14.95 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2023, being 42.5% above 2019 levels. Padova ACC registered 13.05 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2023, being 4.5% below 2019 levels. Rome ACC registered 7.78 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2023, being 52.6% below 2019 levels.
▪ Italy was badly affected by adverse weather in 2023, resulting in unusually high levels of en route ATFM delay. As the uncertainty of weather impact is likely to increase, Italy should work closely with the NM and all concerned stakeholders to mitigate weather impact as much as possible.
▪ Italy registered an average airport arrival ATFM delay of 0.15 minutes per flight in 2023, achieving the local target of 0.33 minutes.
▪ Compared to 2022, average arrival ATFM delays in Italy were 109% higher in 2023, while the number of IFR arrivals increased by 15%.
▪ The main reasons for delays were weather, accounting for 54% of delays, and other, non-ATC related causes, responsible for 46%.
En route performance
En route ATFM delay (KPI#1)
Other indicators
Terminal performance
Arrival ATFM delay (KPI#2)
Other terminal performance indicators (PI#1-3)
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Airport name | Avg arrival ATFM delay (KPI#2) | Slot adherence (PI#1) | ATC pre departure delay (PI#2) | All causes pre departure delay (PI#3) | ||||||||||||
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2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
Fiumicino | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 98.0% | 98.1% | 96.5% | 95.5% | 0.64 | 0.89 | 1.55 | 1.93 | 6.4 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 17.3 |
Linate | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 96.1% | 96.9% | 98.0% | 98.2% | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 11.2 | 13.0 |
Malpensa | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.38 | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 0.36 | 0.64 | 1.18 | 1.23 | 17.8 | 20.1 | 23.5 | 23.9 |
Orio Al Serio | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 94.8% | 96.1% | 93.9% | 92.5% | 0.52 | 0.77 | 1.14 | 1.06 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 21.4 | 20.7 |
Venice Tessera | 0.16 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 90.0% | 94.2% | 92.8% | 93.8% | 0.85 | 0.68 | 1.15 | 1.15 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 20.1 | 20.3 |