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AOM-0505 — Free Routing for Flights both in cruise and vertically evolving within high and very high complexity environments in Upper En Route airspace

Free routing operations allow the airspace user to plan and re-plan a route according to the user-defined segments within significant blocks of Free Route Airspace (i.e. multiple FIR AOIs (areas of interest) or FABs) within high and very high traffic complexity environments where airspace reservations are managed in accordance with AFUA principles.

Rationale
Free Routing provides airspace users with significant opportunities to optimize their associated flights in line with individual operator business needs and military requirements.
This OI step builds on AOM-0501 and allows airspace users to plan flight trajectories without reference to a fixed ATS route network or published direct segment within high and very high complexity environments in Upper En Route airspace .
In addition to the enablers stemming from AOM-0501, for full performance achievement high and very high complexity environments require further support for conflict detection and resolution by ATC. Demand and Capacity Balancing, including INAP function, would also bring additional performance benefits.
Forecast V3 end date
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Benefits start date (IOC)
31-12-2026
Full benefits date (FOC)
31-12-2030
Current Maturity Level
V3
Solution Data Quality Index
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Current Maturity Phase
R&D
Scope
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Release
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PCP Status
PCP

Context

Related Elements
Enablers
B1

Enablers

Timeline Table
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AOM-0505
 
ER APP ATC 78
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 129
ER ATC 91
IOC - FOC
NIMS-37
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-04a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
A/C-31a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ATC-STD-01
ER APP ATC 104
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 104b
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 104c
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 104d
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER APP ATC 160
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER ATC 92
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER ATC 94
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
ER ATC 157
ER ATC 157b
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
METEO-06c
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
NIMS-21a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
NIMS-36
NIMS-46
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
PRO-046b
PRO-220a
IOC - FOC
REG-0012
REG-0500
SWIM-APS-05a
V4
V5
IOC - FOC
SWIM-INFR-01a
V4
V5
Code Title Related Elements Analysis
ER APP ATC 78 Update FDP to support 4D trajectory direct segments in free routing airspace beyond local AoR
Analysis
ER APP ATC 129 Upgrade FDP and provide Controller Tools to provide assistance to ATC Planning for Preventing Conflicts in En-Route Airspace
Analysis
ER ATC 91 ATC System Support for Advanced Conformance Monitoring in En-route Airspace
Analysis
NIMS-37 Basic Complexity assessment tools
Analysis
A/C-04a Flight management and guidance for Advanced RNP
Analysis
A/C-31a Controller pilot data link communication (CPDLC) compliant with ATN baseline 2 (FANS 3/C)
Analysis
ATC-STD-01 Ground-Ground flight data exchange
Analysis
ER APP ATC 104 Adapt Controller Conflict Detection and Resolution Tools to Use Enhanced Ground-Based Trajectory Prediction
Analysis
ER APP ATC 104b Adapt Controller Conflict Detection and Resolution Tools to Use Enhanced Trajectory Prediction
Analysis
ER APP ATC 104c Adapt Controller Conformance Monitoring Tools to Use Enhanced Ground-Based Trajectory Prediction
Analysis
ER APP ATC 104d Adapt Controller Conformance Monitoring Tools to Use Enhanced Trajectory Prediction
Analysis
ER APP ATC 160 ATC to ATC Flight Data Exchange Using The Flight Object
Analysis
ER ATC 92 ATC tools to re-organize traffic flows to reduce complexity in the planning phase
Analysis
ER ATC 94 ATC tools in support of RNP (e.g. RNP1, A-RNP) for En-Route
Analysis
ER ATC 157 Enhanced ATC System Support to the Tactical Controller for Conflict Detection and Resolution in En-Route
Analysis
ER ATC 157b Enhanced ATC System Support the Planning Activity for Conflict Detection and Resolution in En-Route
Analysis
METEO-06c Generate and provide Meteorological information relevant at short notice ('time to decision' between 3 minutes and 7days)
Analysis
NIMS-21a Initial Flight Planning management enhanced to support 4D for Step 1
Analysis
NIMS-36 Enhanced Complexity assessment tools
Analysis
NIMS-46 Integrated local DCB working position
Analysis
PRO-046b ATC Procedures for Using Advanced System Assistance to Medium Term Conflict Detection and Resolution
Analysis
PRO-220a ATC Procedures related to Detection and Resolution of Complexity, Density and Traffic Flow Problems
Analysis
REG-0012 CS in support of PCP AF3- Free Routes
Analysis
REG-0500 Regulatory Provisions for Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) implementation
Analysis
SWIM-APS-05a Provision and Consumption of Flight Object Sharing services
Analysis
SWIM-INFR-01a High Criticality SWIM Services infrastructure Support and Connectivity.
Analysis

Dependent OI Steps

Relationship Code Title Related Elements
Has predecessor AOM-0501 Free Routing for Flights both in cruise and vertically evolving within low to medium complexity environments

SESAR Solutions

Code Title Program Related Elements Analysis
PJ.06-01 Optimized traffic management to enable Free Routing in high and very high complexity environments. SESAR 2020 Wave 1
Analysis

PCP Elements

Code Title Related Elements
S-AF3.2 Free Route

Implementation Objectives

Code Title Related Elements
AOM21.3 Enhanced Free Route Airspace Operations
AOM21.2 Initial Free Route Airspace

ICAO Block Modules

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Designator Title Related Elements
  B1
B1-FRTO Improved Operations through Optimized ATS Routing