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AOP08 — Implement Airport Airside Capacity Planning Method

Airports are required to engage in capacity planning in order to manage future traffic demand within existing constraints This implementation objective is a method to provide a structure for identifying an inbalance between current or future capacity and demand. . It starts by quantifying future demand and capacity for the short and medium term and then determines whether there are any factors that will impact on the ability of the airport to handle future demand. Remedial options are identified and their impact assessed against constraints such as cost, regulation, environmental impact, safety and passenger experience.. For optimal results, it is necessary to organise round-table conferences to involve all key stakeholders from all areas of the airport including airlines, ramp handling agents, ATS provider and airport operators.

This objective is an on-going yearly activity to be annually done after the first planned implementation that took place in 2006.

Edition
2022
Stakeholders
Air Navigation Service Provider / Military / Airport Operator / Airspace Users
Type
SESAR
Scope
Airport
Status
Achieved

Context

Related Elements

Applicability Area(s) and Timescales

APP AREA:
See list of airports in MP Level 3 Implementation Plan - Annexes
Timescales From By Applicable to
Initial operational capability 01-01-2006 — APP AREA
Full operational capability — 31-12-2015 APP AREA

Links to ATM Master Plan Level 2

Operational Improvment Steps
Code Title IOC FOC Related Elements
DCB-0201 Interactive Network Capacity Planning 31-12-2007 31-12-2011

Links to SESAR Solutions

Code Title Program Related Elements Analysis

Links to PCP ATM Sub-Functionalities

Code Title Related Elements

ICAO Block Modules: No associated data

References

Applicable legislation
None
Applicable ICAO Annexes and other references
ICAO Annex 14 - Aerodromes
Deployment Programme 2022
—
Operating Environments
Airport
En-Route
Network

Expected Performance Benefits

Safety
Capacity planning can be organised to prevent traffic overload and contributes therefore to safety of operations.
Capacity
Provision of a plan in time to adapt local capacity to demand.
Operational efficiency
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Cost efficiency
Optimisation of remedial actions to local capacity constraints in function of costs. Compared to possible shortfalls in capacity and thus generating huge costly delays this capacity planning method itself is cost efficient.
Environment
Allows remedial actions to be considered in relation to environmental aspects. Efficient capacity planning contributes to environmental benefits.
Security
N/A

Stakeholder Lines of Action

Table Timeline
  Code Title From By Related Enablers
  		ASP01 Contribute to AOP08-APO01 to 03 as part of the stakeholder team to the five year rolling capacity planning process.
  • 01-06-2006
  • 31-12-2015
  		APO01 Conduct annual baseline capacity assessment with a view to update the 5-year rolling capacity planning period
  • 01-01-2006
  • 31-12-2015
  		APO02 Conduct annual assessment of future capacity requirements
  • 01-01-2006
  • 31-12-2015
  		APO03 Apply Airside Capacity Planning method for a five year rolling period.
  • 01-06-2006
  • 31-12-2015
  		USE01 Contribute to AOP08-APO01 to 03 as part of the stakeholder team to the five year rolling capacity planning process.
  • 01-06-2006
  • 31-12-2015
  		AGY01 Develop qualitative Airside Capacity Planning method FINALISED
  		AGY02 Provide data concerning traffic forecast FINALISED
Code Dates
 
1999 99
2000 00
2001 01
2002 02
2003 03
2004 04
2005 05
2006 06
2007 07
2008 08
2009 09
2010 10
2011 11
2012 12
2013 13
2014 14
2015 15
2016 16
2017 17
2018 18
2019 19
2020 20
2021 21
2022 22
2023 23
2024 24
2025 25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AOP08
 
20060101_20151231
ASP01
 
20060601_20151231
APO01
 
20060101_20151231
APO02
 
20060101_20151231
APO03
 
20060601_20151231
USE01
 
20060601_20151231
AGY01 (FINALISED)
20041101_20050331
AGY02 (FINALISED)

Supporting Material

Title Related SLoAs

EUROCONTROL - Airside Capacity Enhancement (ACE) Implementation Manual - Edition 1.0 / 10/2003

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 APO01, APO02, APO03, ASP01, USE01

EUROCONTROL - Enhancing Airside Capacity - the Complete Guide - Edition 2.0 / 09/2003

http://www.eurocontrol.int/airports/public/standard_page/ace_library.html

 APO01, APO02, APO03, ASP01, USE01

Consultation & Approval

Working Arrangement in charge
Airport Operations Team (AOT)
Outline description approved in
—
Latest objective review at expert level
04/2012
Commitment Decision Body
Provisional Council (PC)
Objective approved/endorsed in
07/2005
Latest change to objective approved/endorsed in
07/2012