Flexible Use of Airspace in ITALY EUROCONTROL, 11 December 2018
TABLE OF CONTENTS Objectives & Benefits Italian airspace layout ASM process Negotiation process (ASM level 2) Airspace management application Case study Use of scenarios
FUA OBJECTIVES & BENEFITS OBJECTIVES Achieve the most efficient use of the airspace for all the airspace users (civ. & mil.) Avoid permanent airspace segregation Short-time reallocation of airspace Optimize the network performance More efficient use of the airspace Increase network capacity Increase performance Workload Capacity Safety Emissions BENEFITS
ITALIAN AIRSPACE LAYOUT Padova ACC/SCCAM Milano ACC/SCCAM Area Control Center (ACC) Roma ACC/SCCAM Brindisi ACC/SCCAM and ITAF Coordination and Control Services (SCCAM) CO-LOCATED
ITALIAN AIRSPACE LAYOUT Special use airspace: RED ORANGE CYAN FL305 SFC FL305 FL660 FRAIT - Free Route Italy R D TRA FRA-IT H24/7, FL305 +
ASM PROCESS Military side Strategical level Civilian side Airspace Military requirements MAA ITAF HLAPB (under revision) C.A.A. Pre-tactical level (D -1) Military Airspace Requests ITAF Air Operation Centre AMC Civilian A.S. Needs FMPs Civil users Tactical Airspace activation/deactivation MIL ATS Tactical level (D) ACC SCCAM CIV ATS Tactical GAT Rerouting
ASM PROCESSES STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES ITAF (Italian Air Force), ENAC (Italian CAA) and ENAV (Italian ANSP) manage the airspace layout in close cooperation. Ad hoc Board composed by ENAC, ITALIAN AIRFORCE and ENAV aims to harmonize the whole italian airspace layout otpimizing civil and military needs at the same time and mantaining the minimum possible impact on civil traffic and the operational/training needs. The Board meetings take place usually 4 times a year. Military areas (horizontal and vertical dimensions) accomodated to accomplish user s needs. Reshaping the areas to accomodate demanding: performance of military assets; traffic flows driven, both along routes and in Free Route Airspace (FRA-IT) Risk Assessment has been conducted to mitigate the impact of the changes and to evaluate: environemntal conditions Hazards Safety objectives Safety requirements If needed, routes are modified and adapted to military usage of the areas. Intermediate points in Free Route Airspace are established to permit circumnavigation of active areas.
ASM PROCESSES PRE-TACTICAL & TACTICAL ACTIVITIES D-1 (Pre-tactical phase) FMP Brindisi, Milano, Padova and Roma communicate daily to AMC Italia (civil side) their airspace needs (traffic assessment) for D0. Italian Air Force (Air Operational Command) communicate daily to AMC Italia (military side) airspace request for military purposes for D0. AMC (civil and militay together) evaluates the situation and, if needed, begins a coordination activity. After the agreement, AMC transmits AUP to CADF/Eurocontrol: NO Route closure Routes always plannable Routes closure FPL via alternate routes D0 (Tactical phase) Real time activation/deactivation of ARES. Where necessary, rerouting of traffic through alternate routes. Formal agreement with civil and military approvals
ASM PROCESSES PRE-TACTICAL & TACTICAL ACTIVITIES
NEGOTIATION PROCESS (ASM LEVEL 2) AMC Manageable Airspace requests ITAF Air Operation Centre (Military Approved Agency) FMPs (Civilian Approved Agency) Traffic assessment (Scenarios/slot-time/FLs to be avoided) Allocation Request No Evaluation (route network assessment) Yes Inform FMPs Apply regulations AMC ITALY Agreement Airspace Configuration Analisys Proposal modification AUP/UUP (NOTAM)
NEGOTIATION PROCESS (ASM LEVEL 2) Missions Planning ITAF Air Operation Centre (Military Approved Agency) FMPs (Civilian Approved Agency) Sectors or ATFM accommodation AUP/UUP (NOTAM)
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION ITALIAN WIDEST AIRSPACE STRUCTURES 4 th 5 th GENERATION FIGHTERS REQUIREMENT Sardinia 2018 Ionio 2015 New areas implemented over Ionian Sea, Sicily ad Sardinia after coordination among ITAF, ENAC and ENAV AMC manageable above FL 305 Schedule upon daily AUP publication Implemented from Spring 2015 Use of predefined scenarios Sicily 2017
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION CASE STUDY 1: SARDINIA AREA From FL 245 to UNL: - «TRA» and «TSA» areas - AMC Manageable From SFC to FL 245: - «R» and «D» areas - Non AMC Manageable Horizontal: Vertical: 120 x 110 NM (approximately) SFC/2000FT - UNL
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION CASE STUDY 2: IONIO AREA FL 600 Horizontal: Vertical: 140 x 120 NM (approximately) SFC/2000FT - FL600 FL 405 FL 305 FL 245 - «TRA» and «TSA» areas - AMC Manageable FL 145 - «R» and «D» areas - Non AMC Manageable
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IONIO AREA: USE OF SCENARIOS SCENARIO 1
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IONIO AREA: USE OF SCENARIOS SCENARIO 2
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IONIO AREA: USE OF SCENARIOS SCENARIO 3 TSA 421B TSA 422B
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IONIO AREA: USE OF SCENARIOS SCENARIO 4 TSA 420B
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IONIO AREA: USE OF SCENARIOS Descriptions of simultaneous TSA activation configurations are in AIP 5.1.4-14
AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT APPLICATION IONIO AREA: USE OF SCENARIOS
FUTURE USE OF AIRSPACE Progress in FUA across Europe can be achieved through enhanced civil-military collaboration. Civil and military aviation activities are mutually supportive: collaboration is a prerequisite at all levels, national and international. FUA is a two way principle and requires efforts from both parties. It must be considered that some military activities are not-predictive by nature. Use of ASM tool could facilitate the process.
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