PRB monitoring
▪ PANSA exceeded the RP3 targets in 2022 and successfully maintained those performance levels. In 2024, PANSA adopted a revised approach to self-assessment by relying on evidence from non-collaborative sources. This methodological shift resulted in the degradation of 16 questions to maturity level C. Despite this, PANSA continued to achieve RP3 targets. PANSA remains committed to enhancing its safety function and continues to implement improvements, in line with its safety management system strategy established in 2024.
▪ Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz S.A. improved in the area of Safety Risk Management in 2024, achieving the RP3 targets for all management objectives.
▪ Warmia i Mazury sp. z o.o. achieved its RP3 EoSM targets levels already in 2022 and maintained these levels through the remaining years of the period.
▪ Poland recorded a significant increase in the rates of runway incursions (RIs) and separation minima infringements (SMIs) in 2024 at a Member State level.
Effectiveness of Safety Management (EoSM) (KPI#1)
All five EoSM components of PANSA meet the RP3 target level. Over 2024, degradation was observed for 16 questions for ”Safety Culture, Safety Policy and Objectives, Safety Assurance and Safety Promotion” reducing the maturity of the components from level D to the level C, but remained on the RP3 target level. All five EoSM components of the Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz meet the RP3 target level. In 2024, significant improvement was observed for “Safety Risk Management” enabling this area to reach the target level. Warmia i Mazury achieved the RP3 target level for all five EoSM components in 2022 and maintained the levels since then.
PANSA exceeded the RP3 targets in 2022 ahead of plan. In 2024, while the ANSP continued to meet the RP3 target levels overall, it adopted a revised approach to self-assessment by relying on evidence from non-collaborative sources. This methodological shift resulted in the degradation of 16 questions to maturity level C. PANSA remains committed to enhancing its safety function and continues to implement improvements in line with the safety management system strategy established in 2024.
Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz S.A. improved in the area of Safety Risk Management in 2024 achieving the targets for all Management Objectives as planned. In 2024 Bydgoszcz Airport (EPBY) continued implementation of measures aiming at maintaining and improving the declared safety levels.
Warmia i Mazury sp. z o.o. achieved its RP3 EoSM targets levels in 2022 ahead of plan and maintained these levels through 2023 and 2024.
Safety occurrences
Rate of runway incursions (RIs) (PI#1)
| Rate of RIs per 100,000 airport movements - Poland |
| # |
Airport name |
APT movements |
Number of RI |
Rate RI per 100,000 |
| 1 |
Warsaw |
182,862 |
12 |
6.56 |
| 2 |
Krakow - Balice |
76,235 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 3 |
Gdansk |
51,369 |
4 |
7.79 |
| 4 |
Katowice - Pyrzowice |
44,845 |
1 |
2.23 |
| 5 |
Wroclaw - Strachowice |
36,363 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 6 |
Poznan - Lawica |
30,425 |
6 |
19.72 |
| 7 |
Warszawa - Modlin |
17,365 |
3 |
17.28 |
| 8 |
Rzeszow - Jasionka |
15,545 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 9 |
Szczecin - Goleniów |
5,173 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 10 |
Lodz - Lublinek |
5,113 |
2 |
39.12 |
| 11 |
Bydgoszcz |
4,700 |
5 |
106.38 |
| 12 |
Lublin |
3,496 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 13 |
Zielona Gora - Babimost |
1,217 |
1 |
82.17 |
| 14 |
Olsztyn-Mazury |
1,118 |
0 |
0.00 |
| 15 |
Radom |
1,068 |
0 |
0.00 |
Since 2021, Poland recorded a rate of RIs at the Member State level above the Union-wide average. After a decrease in the rate between 2022 and 2023, Poland recorded a significant increase in 2024. In 2024, the total number of runway incursions rose sharply to 34, an increase of 79% compared to 2023, when there were 19 incursions. Despite the increase in traffic, the rate of RIs rose 75% compared with 2023. The increase in most dominant in smaller airports, but also Warsaw contributed to the increase.
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 |
PANSA |
221,029 |
278,330 |
361,376 |
386,507 |
415,612 |
8 |
15 |
39 |
34 |
61 |
3.6 |
5.4 |
10.8 |
8.8 |
14.7 |
NA |
+49% |
+100% |
-18% |
+67% |
| 2 |
Port Lotniczy Bydgoszcz S.A. |
NA |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| 3 |
Warmia i Mazury sp. z o.o. |
NA |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0 |
0 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
Poland’s rate of SMIs at the Member State level has been similar to the Union-wide average until 2024, when the number of SMIs increased significantly by 79% to 61, up from 34 in 2023. Similarly, the rate of SMIs increased by 67% to the highest level in RP3.
The rate of SMIs with ANS contribution followed the same trend as the rate on the Member State level, with a significant increase of the rate between 2023 and 2024.
The NSA monitors Safety Performance Indicators regularly (on yearly basis) at State level as an element of actions indicated in the State plan for aviation safety (SPAS). ANSPs report SPIs and RIs every quarter – as required by the SPAS. Despite the increase in the occurrences, no specific actions are specified in the monitoring report. Poland and PANSA should continue assessing occurrences and risk mitigate them according to their SMS, if necessary.
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 |
| ✘ |
✘ |
Poland does not use automated safety data recording systems.