PRB monitoring
▪ Avinor started RP3 achieving the RP3 targets, but since 2022 the performance has degraded and Avinor did not meet the RP3 targets in 2024 on three out of five Management Objectives, including on Safety Risk Management.
▪ The rate of Runway Incursions increased marginally between 2023 and 2024, while the rate of SMIs showed a larger increase exceeding the Union-wide average.
▪ Norway should ensure that the ANSP implements, in a timely and cost-efficient manner, the necessary additional measures such as enhanced processes, improved allocation of resources, targeted training, and systematic reviews. Without such actions, the achievement of the RP4 targets could be jeopardised.
Effectiveness of Safety Management (EoSM) (KPI#1)
Four out of five EoSM components of the ANSP meet the RP3 target level. Over 2024, degradation was observed for “Safety Culture” reducing the maturity of the component from level C to the level B, and consequently not achieving the target for this component.
Avinor started RP3 achieving the RP3 targets, having maturity level D on both Safety Risk Management and Safety Culture. This level was retained in 2021, but since then the performance gradually degraded. In 2024, Avinor did not achieve the targets on three out of five Management Objectives.
The Member State explains that the underlying cause is that Avinor has been reorganised several times during the last years and the number of administrative personnel has been reduced, leading to less formal processes and a lack of documentation in some fields. The Member State still considers the organisation as mature with respect to safety management and still having access to critical personnel. The financial situation is also noted to be challenging.
A set of measures have been defined for each Management Objective aiming at implementing necessary improvements.
Safety occurrences
Rate of runway incursions (RIs) (PI#1)
| Rate of RIs per 100,000 airport movements - Norway |
| # |
Airport name |
APT movements |
Number of RI |
Rate RI per 100,000 |
| 1 |
Oslo - Gardermoe |
220,370 |
5 |
2.27 |
| 2 |
Bergen |
94,360 |
1 |
1.06 |
| 3 |
Stavanger |
66,267 |
4 |
6.04 |
| 4 |
Trondheim |
54,020 |
1 |
1.85 |
Norway started RP3 with a high rate of RIs, well above the Union-wide average. Between 2021 and 2022, the number of RIs decreased significantly causing the rate to fall below the Union-wide average. The rate of RIs has since then been stable. The rate of RIs increased slightly from 2023 to 2024.
The Member State specifies that there is a continuous monitoring of RIs with internal and external distribution of flight safety information and follow-up of reported accidents and incidents.
Rate of separation minima infringements (SMIs) (PI#2)
| Rate of SMI with ANS contribution per 100,000 flight hours |
| # |
ANSP |
Flight hours
|
Number of SMIs
|
Rate of SMI per 100,000 flight hours
|
% variation in rate of SMIs
|
| 2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 1 |
Avinor |
235,547 |
257,160 |
646,054 |
441,775 |
553,483 |
27 |
14 |
84 |
14 |
49 |
11.5 |
12.4 |
13.0 |
3.2 |
8.9 |
NA |
+9% |
+4% |
-76% |
+179% |
While the number of occurrences increased, Norway has recorded a downwards trend in the rate of SMIs at a Member State level, with a significant decrease in the number of occurrences from 2022 to 2023, also considering a large decrease in the number of flight hours. In 2024, the number of occurrences increased, with the rate moving above the Union-wide average.
The rate of SMIs with ANS contribution followed the same evolution as the rate on the Member State level, with a significant increase between 2023 and 2024.
The Member State specifies that there is a continuous monitoring of SMIs with internal and external distribution of flight safety information and follow-up of reported accidents and incidents. However, Norway does not specify if specific measures have been implemented following the increase in the rates.
Quality of occurences reporting
The number of occurrences reported at Member State level seems consistent with the occurrences reported at the ANSP level for SMIs and RIs.
Use of automated safety data recording system (ASDRS) (PI#3)
| Use of automated safety data recording system - 2024 |
| For RIs |
For SMIs |
| ✘ |
✘ |
Avinor ANS does not use automated safety data recording systems.