PRB monitoring
▪ Malta registered zero minutes of average en route ATFM delay per flight during 2024, which remained zero after the post-ops adjustment process, thus achieving the local target value of 0.01. Delays in Malta remained unchanged year-on-year.
▪ The average number of IFR movements was 15% above 2019 levels in Malta in 2024.
▪ The number of ATCOs in OPS is 35, being below the 2024 plan in Malta by 3 FTEs.
▪ The yearly total of sector opening hours in Malta ACC was 9,593, showing a 9.5% increase compared to 2023. Sector opening hours are 21.6% below 2019 levels.
▪ Malta ACC registered 15.81 IFR movements per one sector opening hour in 2024, being 49.7% above 2019 levels.
▪ Malta registered zero minutes of average airport arrival ATFM delay per flight in 2024, thus achieving its local target of 0.01 minutes.
▪ Compared to 2023, the number of IFR arrivals in Malta increased by 13%, while the average airport arrival ATFM delay remained zero minutes.
Summary of capacity performance
Malta experienced an increase in traffic from 132k flights in 2023, with zero en route ATFM delay, to 148k flights in 2024 also with zero en route ATFM delay .
NSA’s assessment of capacity performance
Matla did not provide a national monitoring report at time of publication.
Monitoring process for capacity performance
Matla did not provide a national monitoring report at time of publication.
Capacity planning
Matla did not provide a national monitoring report at time of publication.
Application of Corrective Measures for Capacity (if applicable)
Matla did not provide a national monitoring report at time of publication.
En route Capacity Incentive Scheme
Malta Air Traffic Services Ltd.: The incentive scheme described in Malta performance plan does not foresee a bonus as there is a deadband +/- 0.05 around the national target.
In accordance with Article 3(3)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1627: The incentive scheme shall cover only the calendar years 2022 to 2024.
The scope of RP3 monitoring for Malta comprises the main airport (LMML), where traffic level in 2024, after a 13% increase with respect to 2023, was 14% above 2019 value. In accordance with IR (EU) 2019/317 and the traffic volume, pre-departure delays are not monitored at Malta and the capacity performance monitoring focuses on arrival ATFM delay and slot adherence.
Average arrival ATFM delay in 2024 was 0 min/arr (same as in 2022 and 2023) and ATFM slot adherence remains high (2023: 96.4%; 2024: 96%).
No arrival ATFM delay was observed at Malta-Luqa (LMML) in 2024.
Malta’s performance plan sets a national target on arrival ATFM delay for 2024 of 0.01 min/arr. This target was met with an actual performance of 0.00 min/arr.
NO MONITORING REPORT RECEIVED FROM MALTA AT 27/06/25
| Airport level |
| 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)
|
| 2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Malta/Luqa |
NA |
0.01 |
NA |
0.00 |
NA |
97.1% |
96.6% |
96.6% |
96.4% |
96.0% |
0.04 |
0.01 |
0.21 |
1.06 |
0.76 |
7.0 |
7.9 |
14.4 |
22.4 |
17.7 |
ATFM slot adherence
Malta’s ATFM slot compliance was 96%. With regard to the 4% of flights that did not adhere, 1.5% were early and 2.5% were late.
ATC pre-departure delay
This indicator is not monitored for airports below 80 000 IFR movements annual average during the 2016-2018 period, so it is not monitored for any airport in Malta.
All causes pre-departure delay
This indicator is not monitored for airports below 80 000 IFR movements annual average during the 2016-2018 period, so it is not monitored for any airport in Malta.