FOREWORD This report gives an overview of the delay situation in the European Civil Aviation Conference Area. This report has been prepared by the Central Office for Delay Analysis (CODA), a service of EUROCONTROL. It is based on the EUROCONTROL CODA database which contains delay data provided directly by airlines. The report consists of an overview of the reporting period, a summary of the main delay effects, and a series of charts and graphics, which illustrate the main characteristics of the reporting period. A glossary of terms and abbreviations used throughout the report is given in Annex 1. Airline data from the CODA database contains real recorded delays provided to CODA by airlines and is based on the difference between scheduled time of departure and actual off block time. This report discusses delays from all causes; for information regarding ATFCM delays see the complementary reports available at www.public.cfmu.eurocontrol.int/pubportal/gateway/spec/index.html Table of Contents FOREWORD... 2 Table of Contents... 2 1. Headlines*... 3 2. All-Causes Departure Delay Summary... 6 3. All-Causes Arrival Delay Summary... 10 4. Summary of Significant Events in November 2011.... 12 A. Year-on-Year Trends in All-Causes Delay Indicators... 13 B. Busiest Airport pairs... 14 C. All-causes departure delay by hour... 15 D. Average Delay per Delayed Flight & Percentage of Flights Delayed at Departure Airports... 16 E. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations... 17 F. Standard IATA Delay Codes... 18 G. Correlation between IATA Delay Codes and the CFMU Reasons for Regulation... 20 2012 European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) This document is published by EUROCONTROL for information purposes. It may be copied in whole or in part provided that EUROCONTROL is mentioned as the source and to the extent justified by the non-commercial use (not for sale). The information in this document may not be modified without prior written permission from EUROCONTROL. The use of this document is at the user s sole risk and responsibility. EUROCONTROL expressly disclaims any and all warranties with respect to any content within the document, express or implied. * This revised version of the Digest discusses all causes of delay. For more details of the ATFCM delay situation please see the sister publications available at http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/network-operations-monitoring-andreporting Central Office for Delay Analysis EUROCONTROL 96 Rue de la Fusée B - 1130 Brussels The Central Office for Delay Analysis (CODA) is ISO 9001:2008 certified. Tel: + 32-2 729 47 44 Fax : + 32-2 729 90 04 E-Mail : coda@eurocontrol.int Web Site: http://www.eurocontrol.int/coda Date of publication of this issue: 12/01/2012 EUROCONTROL 2 CODA
1. Headlines* In November 2011 the average delay per delayed flight (ADD) for departure traffic from all causes of delay was 27 minutes. This was an decrease of 12% compared to November 2010. The percentage of flights delayed (by 5 minutes or more) decreased by 4 percentage points to 29% in comparison with the same month in 2010. The percentage of flights delayed by more than 15 minutes decreased from 20% to 16% (see Annex A). November saw a continuation in the trend of lower delays in 2011, with average delays returning to levels similar to those seen in 2007 & 2009. However weather conditions particularly (14 th 18 th 20 th and 21 st Nov) caused delays in the month with Amsterdam, Heathrow, Munich and Paris CDG being affected. The delays were not as significant when compared to the snow disruption seen in 2010. A strike was experienced in Portugal on the 23 rd and 24 th November, the main effects of this action were in flights re-routing and cancellations. * This revised version of the Digest discusses all causes of delay. For more details of the ATFCM delay situation please see the sister publications available at http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/network-operations-monitoring-and-reporting EUROCONTROL 3 CODA
Airline-related delays were a main contributor to primary departure delay. This proportion saw a 5 percentage point increase in share of delay minutes, however primary delay minutes fell in the month. ATFCM delay share increased (up by 5 points) to 32.3%. ATFCM airport and weather delay saw increases in their contribution to the average delay per flight. Figure 1. Primary delay causes, November 2011 Figure 2. Primary delay causes, November 2010 EUROCONTROL 4 CODA
Figure 3. ATFCM Share of All Causes Primary Delay. Looking further into the history of the ATFCM proportion of the primary delay (Figure 3), the enroute share of primary delay was 32.3%, this was the highest share seen since 2009. High proportions of airport and weather related delay share can be seen, both of these causes seeing increases in delay minutes following the low visibility and strong winds experienced in the month. En-route delay share fell (down by 3 points) and the total delay minutes for this cause also fell in the month. EUROCONTROL 5 CODA
2. All-Causes Departure Delay Summary 1 The average delay per movement (ADM) from all causes decreased by 22% to 10 minutes in November 2011. The average delay per delayed flight (ADD) for departure traffic from all causes of delay was 27 minutes (see Annex A). Departure punctuality improved with 45% of flights departing within the 5 minute threshold before or after the scheduled departure time, an improvement of 2 percentage points. Flights departing 5-15 minutes ahead of schedule saw an increase of 3 points (see Figure 5). Figure 4. Average delay per movement (all causes) for Departures Figure 5. All-causes departure punctuality 2010 vs 2011 1 A flight is considered delayed as from 5 minutes. The analysis was based on airline data provided to CODA, which for November 2011 contains details on 69% of IFR GAT flights in Europe. Unless otherwise mentioned, a flight is considered delayed/advanced as from 5 minutes. EUROCONTROL 6 CODA
Figure 6. Primary and reactionary all-cause delay, by IATA code (%) An analysis of delay causes and categories (grouped by IATA code) shows an increase (in percentage points) in the share of Reactionary delay of 1 point, a decline in the number of delay minutes for this cause was observed. Technical and Equipment delay share increased by 2 points, total delay minutes for this cause fell. Restrictions at airport of departure (Code 89) and ATFM Weather at Destination (Code 84) saw an increases in delay minutes. Weather delay share fell following a less snow-affected month, a fall 5 percentage points in the share of delay. The link from these categories to IATA codes is summarised in Figure 14. EUROCONTROL 7 CODA
Figure 7. All-Causes Delay. Top 20 Affected Departure Airports November 2011 Rank Departure Airport ICAO Code Average Delay Per Departure Average Delay per Departure Percentage Change Average Delay Per Delayed Departure Percentage Delayed Departures 1 MUENCHEN 2 EDDM 15.9 38% 27.4 58.2% 2 MADRID BARAJAS LEMD 14.5-5% 27.8 51.9% 3 4 SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM PARIS CH DE GAULLE EHAM 14.0 2% 32.1 43.7% LFPG 12.3-2% 25.1 48.7% 5 LONDON/HEATHROW EGLL 11.7-30% 28.0 41.7% 6 FERIHEGY- BUDAPEST LHBP 11.4-13% 22.9 49.9% 7 WARSZAWA/OKECIE EPWA 10.7-5% 31.8 33.5% 8 ROME FIUMICINO LIRF 10.0-26% 21.9 45.9% 9 MANCHESTER EGCC 9.9-29% 28.5 34.7% 10 TEGEL-BERLIN EDDT 9.5 3% 22.9 41.6% 11 MILANO MALPENSA LIMC 9.2-35% 28.6 32.1% 12 PARIS ORLY LFPO 9.1-16% 24.7 36.7% 13 ISTANBUL-ATATURK LTBA 9.0-51% 21.9 41.3% 14 FRANKFURT MAIN EDDF 9.0-44% 20.7 43.3% 15 NICE LFMN 8.9-13% 26.5 33.4% 16 TOULOUSE BLAGNAC LFBO 8.8-22% 25.8 34.2% 17 WIEN SCHWECHAT LOWW 8.5 11% 23.3 36.5% 18 ZURICH LSZH 8.2-8% 18.4 44.7% 19 BRUSSELS NATIONAL EBBR 8.0-39% 24.3 32.9% 20 BARCELONA LEBL 7.9-9% 25.8 30.6% Figure 8. Main delay causes at the top 10 affected departure airports Analysis of the Top 20 most affected departure airports shows the effect that airport delays had on the major European hubs. Munich saw a 38% increase in the average delay per departure following fog & low visibility at the airport. Amsterdam also suffered from low visibility weather conditions. Madrid saw a small reduction in its average delay, flights departing from this airport were affected due to arrival restrictions at the major hubs (Figure 12). A high share in airline delays was observed at Paris CDG. EUROCONTROL 8 CODA
Figure 9. All-causes delay situation for most-affected 20 airport pairs November 2011 Rank Departure Airport Arrival Airport Average Delay Per Departure % Change since Previous Period Average Delay Per Delayed Departure Percentage Delayed Departures 1 BRUSSELS NATIONAL MUENCHEN 2 23.4 105% 38.1 61.3% 2 MUENCHEN 2 MADRID BARAJAS 23.0 31% 32.9 70.0% 3 SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM 4 MUENCHEN 2 MUENCHEN 2 23.0 59% 34.4 66.8% BRUSSELS NATIONAL 22.6 100% 33.4 67.6% 5 MADRID BARAJAS MUENCHEN 2 21.8 42% 36.0 60.6% 6 MUENCHEN 2 SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM 21.1 70% 34.5 61.1% 7 MADRID BARAJAS VIGO 20.5 117% 32.4 63.3% 8 MILANO MALPENSA MADRID BARAJAS 18.9 22% 33.8 56.1% 9 ROME FIUMICINO MADRID BARAJAS 18.7-8% 28.1 66.6% 10 LONDON/HEATHROW MADRID BARAJAS 18.5-4% 35.9 51.6% 11 12 13 PARIS CH DE GAULLE SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM 18.4 114% 40.6 45.3% LONDON/GATWICK 18.2 12% 40.7 44.7% LONDON/HEATHROW 17.9 1% 38.9 46.1% 14 MADRID BARAJAS LONDON/HEATHROW 17.9 12% 32.6 54.8% 15 SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM WIEN SCHWECHAT 17.9 38% 30.0 59.6% 16 MUENCHEN 2 WIEN SCHWECHAT 17.8 70% 32.8 54.2% 17 WARSZAWA/OKECIE 18 SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM PARIS CH DE GAULLE 17.3 69% 31.8 54.2% MADRID BARAJAS 17.0-16% 33.8 50.4% 19 MADRID BARAJAS TENERIFE NORTE 17.0-8% 26.0 65.6% 20 MADRID BARAJAS PARIS ORLY 17.0 31% 27.8 61.1% Analysis of the Top 20 Most-Affected Airport Pairs: Munich airport features in the top 6 affected pairs following the poor weather conditions experienced at the airport. Madrid also features in the Top 20 ranking with flights suffering from inbound delays from the weather affected departure airports as well as airport ATC capacity delays at Madrid. However airport capacity delays were much less of an influence than earlier in the year. EUROCONTROL 9 CODA
3. All-Causes Arrival Delay Summary 2 The average delay per arrival from all causes decreased by 22% to 10 minutes in November 2011 when compared to last year, see Figure 10. The average delay per delayed flight (ADD) for arrival traffic from all causes of delay was 29 minutes (see Annex A). In regard to arrival punctuality, 26% of flights arrived within the 5 minute threshold before or after the scheduled arrival time, this figure remaining at a similar level to last year. In addition flights arriving 5-15 minutes ahead of schedule increased to 27% from 29%. Figure 10. Average delay per movement (all causes) for Arrivals Figure 11. All causes arrival punctuality 2010 vs 2011 2 The analysis was based on airline data provided to CODA, which for November 2011 contains details on 69% of IFR GAT flights in Europe. Unless otherwise mentioned, a flight is considered delayed/advanced as from 5 minutes. EUROCONTROL 10 CODA
Figure 12. All-Causes Delay. Top 20 Affected Arrival Airports November 2011 Rank Arrival Airport ICAO Code Average Delay Per Arrival Average Delay per Arrival Percentage Change Average Delay Per Delayed Arrival Percentage Delayed Arrivals 1 MADRID BARAJAS LEMD 19.1-8% 32.2 59.1% 2 MUENCHEN 2 EDDM 16.0 49% 34.6 46.2% 3 SCHIPHOL AMSTERDAM EHAM 14.3 19% 43.9 32.5% 4 LISBOA LPPT 13.4-16% 30.6 43.9% 5 ISTANBUL-ATATURK LTBA 13.3-61% 27.4 48.5% 6 OSLO/GARDERMOEN ENGM 11.6 52% 24.7 47.0% 7 LONDON/HEATHROW EGLL 11.4-35% 36.6 31.2% 8 WIEN SCHWECHAT LOWW 10.5 29% 29.2 35.9% 9 FERIHEGY- BUDAPEST LHBP 10.4-17% 26.5 39.1% 10 VENEZIA TESSERA LIPZ 10.1 2% 30.2 33.5% 11 LAS PALMAS GCLP 9.8-52% 26.3 37.2% 12 LONDON/GATWICK EGKK 9.7-35% 35.5 27.3% 13 WARSZAWA/OKECIE EPWA 9.7-8% 30.4 31.9% 14 PARIS CH DE GAULLE LFPG 9.7-2% 26.8 36.2% 15 MANCHESTER EGCC 9.7-40% 30.3 31.9% 16 PARIS ORLY LFPO 9.0-10% 25.9 34.6% 17 TEGEL-BERLIN EDDT 8.8-4% 26.1 33.7% 18 MILANO LINATE LIML 8.8-8% 25.1 35.0% 19 MILANO MALPENSA LIMC 8.7-38% 32.3 27.0% 20 NICE LFMN 8.3-18% 22.6 36.8% Figure 13. Main delay causes at the top 10 affected arrival airports When analysing the Top 20 affected arrival airports, Madrid experienced high shares in reactionary delays. Munich, Amsterdam, Heathrow and Vienna suffered particularly from weather delays. Istanbul saw it s average delay per flight fall by 61% following less weather disruption compared to last year, however airport capacity related delays were still prominent and high in share. EUROCONTROL 11 CODA
Figure 14. Link between CODA Causes and IATA delay codes. 4. Summary of Significant Events in November 2011. ATC Industrial action: Portugal 23 rd and 24 th November. Low visibility and strong winds: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Heathrow, Munich. Weather delays affected airports: Munich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Milan, Zurich, Berlin Tegel. Implementation of new noise abatement procedures in Paris ACC. EUROCONTROL 12 CODA
A. Year-on-Year Trends in All-Causes Delay Indicators This annex summarises the year-on-year trends in the main indicators of delay from all causes. A flight is considered delayed from 5 minutes. This is based on CODA data covering 69% of all ECAC flights in November 2011. Figure 15. Average all-causes delay/delayed flight (departures left, arrivals right) Figure 16. Percentage of flights delayed for all-causes delay (departures left, arrivals right) Figure 17. Percentage of flights delayed > 15mins for all causes (departures left, arrivals right) EUROCONTROL 13 CODA
B. Busiest Airport pairs Figure 18. Busiest airport pairs for flights in November 2011 Rank Between airport and airport Flights/Day NOV11 Change since NOV10 (%) 1 MADRID BARAJAS BARCELONA 82.1-4% 2 BERGEN/FLESLAND OSLO/GARDERMOEN 56.8 3% 3 TRONDHEIM/VAERNES OSLO/GARDERMOEN 56.8 10% 4 TOULOUSE BLAGNAC PARIS ORLY 54.5 0% 5 ROME FIUMICINO MILANO LINATE 52.6-4% 6 ISTANBUL-ATATURK IZMIR-ADNAN- MENDERES 52.1 12% 7 STAVANGER/SOLA OSLO/GARDERMOEN 51.7 7% 8 LAS PALMAS TENERIFE NORTE 50.8 20% 9 GUERNSEY JERSEY 47.9 8% 10 ISTANBUL-ATATURK ANKARA-ESENBOGA 47.0 19% 11 PALMA DE MALLORCA BARCELONA 45.5-4% 12 NICE PARIS ORLY 45.1 4% 13 COPENHAGEN KASTRUP AALBORG 42.6 2% 14 ISTANBUL-ATATURK ANTALYA 41.4 28% 15 DUESSELDORF MUENCHEN 2 41.1-4% 16 MUENCHEN 2 TEGEL-BERLIN 41.1 3% 17 FRANKFURT MAIN TEGEL-BERLIN 40.5 5% 18 MADRID BARAJAS PALMA DE MALLORCA 39.8-1% 19 LA PALMA TENERIFE NORTE 39.6 14% 20 KOELN-BONN MUENCHEN 2 39.5-1% There were 1% fewer flights in the EUROCONTROL Statistical Reference Area (ESRA) in November 2011 than in 2010. Routes in the Norwegian domestic market saw increases in the number flights with flights from Bergen and Trondheim to Oslo experiencing 3% and 10% changes in the number of flights. Routes from Istanbul to Izmir, Ankara and Antalya also continue to grow with strongly 12%, 19% and 28% increases respectively. EUROCONTROL 14 CODA
C. All-causes departure delay by hour This annex summarises the all-cause delay by hour of the day and major causes. Figure 19. All-causes departure delay by hour of the day. November 2011 Figure 20. All-causes departure delay by hour of the day. November 2010 EUROCONTROL 15 CODA
D. Average Delay per Delayed Flight & Percentage of Flights Delayed at Departure Airports For airports with an average of more than 80 departures a day, this annex summarises the average delay per delayed flight (ADD) on departure and percentage of flights delayed (PDF) on departure in the month. Figure 21. ADD v PDF November 2011 (2011 top 20 airports for average delay/flight are labelled) Figure 22. ADD v PDF November 2010 (2011 top 20 airports for average delay/flight are labelled) EUROCONTROL 16 CODA
E. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations Delay Parameter Abbreviations TTF TRF TDF PRF PDF TDM ADM ADR ADD Total Flights Total Regulated Flights Total Delayed Flights Percentage of Regulated Flights Percentage of Delayed Flights Total Delay in Minutes Average Delay per Movement Average Delay per Regulated Flight Average Delay per Delayed Flight Glossary of Terms ACC AEA ATFM ATFCM ATS CFMU CODA ECAC FDPS FMP IACA IATA ILS Area Control Centre Association of European Airlines Air Traffic Flow Management (used by IATA in the Standard IATA Delay Codes) Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (used by CFMU as a more comprehensive reference to the function) Air Traffic Services Central Flow Management Unit Central Office for Delay Analysis European Civil Aviation Conference Flight Data Processing System Flow Management Position International Air Carrier Association International Air Transport Association Instrument Landing System EUROCONTROL 17 CODA
F. Standard IATA Delay Codes Others 00-05 AIRLINE INTERNAL CODES 06 (OA) NO GATE/STAND AVAILABILITY DUE TO OWN AIRLINE ACTIVITY 09 (SG) SCHEDULED GROUND TIME LESS THAN DECLARED MINIMUM GROUND TIME Passenger and Baggage 11 (PD) LATE CHECK-IN, acceptance after deadline 12 (PL) LATE CHECK-IN, congestions in check-in area 13 (PE) CHECK-IN ERROR, passenger and baggage 14 (PO) OVERSALES, booking errors 15 (PH) BOARDING, discrepancies and paging, missing checked-in passenger 16 (PS) COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY/PASSENGER CONVENIENCE, VIP, press, ground meals and missing personal items 17 (PC) CATERING ORDER, late or incorrect order given to supplier 18 (PB) BAGGAGE PROCESSING, sorting etc. 19 (PW) REDUCED MOBILITY, boarding / deboarding of passengers with reduced mobility. Cargo and Mail 21 (CD) DOCUMENTATION, errors etc. 22 (CP) LATE POSITIONING 23 (CC) LATE ACCEPTANCE 24 (CI) INADEQUATE PACKING 25 (CO) OVERSALES, booking errors 26 (CU) LATE PREPARATION IN WAREHOUSE 27 (CE) DOCUMENTATION, PACKING etc (Mail Only) 28 (CL) LATE POSITIONING (Mail Only) 29 (CA) LATE ACCEPTANCE (Mail Only) Aircraft and Ramp Handling 31 (GD) AIRCRAFT DOCUMENTATION LATE/INACCURATE, weight and balance, general declaration, pax manifest, etc. 32 (GL) LOADING/UNLOADING, bulky, special load, cabin load, lack of loading staff 33 (GE) LOADING EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown, e.g. container pallet loader, lack of staff 34 (GS) SERVICING EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown, lack of staff, e.g. steps 35 (GC) AIRCRAFT CLEANING 36 (GF) FUELLING/DEFUELLING, fuel supplier 37 (GB) CATERING, late delivery or loading 38 (GU) ULD, lack of or serviceability 39 (GT) TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown, lack of staff, e.g. pushback Technical and Aircraft Equipment 41 (TD) AIRCRAFT DEFECTS. 42 (TM) SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, late release. 43 (TN) NON-SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, special checks and/or additional works beyond normal maintenance schedule. 44 (TS) SPARES AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown. 45 (TA) AOG SPARES, to be carried to another station. 46 (TC) AIRCRAFT CHANGE, for technical reasons. 47 (TL) STAND-BY AIRCRAFT, lack of planned stand-by aircraft for technical reasons. 48 (TV) SCHEDULED CABIN CONFIGURATION/VERSION ADJUSTMENTS. Damage to Aircraft & EDP/Automated Equipment Failure 51 (DF) DAMAGE DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS, bird or lightning strike, turbulence, heavy or overweight landing, collision during taxiing 52 (DG) DAMAGE DURING GROUND OPERATIONS, collisions (other than during taxiing), loading/off-loading damage, contamination, towing, extreme weather conditions 55 (ED) DEPARTURE CONTROL 56 (EC) CARGO PREPARATION/DOCUMENTATION 57 (EF) FLIGHT PLANS 58 (EO) OTHER AUTOMATED SYSTEM EUROCONTROL 18 CODA
Flight Operations and Crewing 61 (FP) FLIGHT PLAN, late completion or change of, flight documentation 62 (FF) OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, fuel, load alteration 63 (FT) LATE CREW BOARDING OR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, other than connection and standby (flight deck or entire crew) 64 (FS) FLIGHT DECK CREW SHORTAGE, sickness, awaiting standby, flight time limitations, crew meals, valid visa, health documents, etc. 65 (FR) FLIGHT DECK CREW SPECIAL REQUEST, not within operational requirements 66 (FL) LATE CABIN CREW BOARDING OR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, other than connection and standby 67 (FC) CABIN CREW SHORTAGE, sickness, awaiting standby, flight time limitations, crew meals, valid visa, health documents, etc. 68 (FA) CABIN CREW ERROR OR SPECIAL REQUEST, not within operational requirements 69 (FB) CAPTAIN REQUEST FOR SECURITY CHECK, extraordinary Weather 71 (WO) DEPARTURE STATION 72 (WT) DESTINATION STATION 73 (WR) EN ROUTE OR ALTERNATE 75 (WI) DE-ICING OF AIRCRAFT, removal of ice and/or snow, frost prevention excluding unserviceability of equipment 76 (WS) REMOVAL OF SNOW, ICE, WATER AND SAND FROM AIRPORT 77 (WG) GROUND HANDLING IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS ATFM + AIRPORT + GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES AIR TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT RESTRICTIONS 81 (AT) ATFM due to ATC EN-ROUTE DEMAND/CAPACITY, standard demand/capacity problems 82 (AX) ATFM due to ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT EN-ROUTE, reduced capacity caused by industrial action or staff shortage, equipment failure, military exercise or extraordinary demand due to capacity reduction in neighbouring area 83 (AE) ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT, airport and/or runway closed due to obstruction, industrial action, staff shortage, political unrest, noise abatement, night curfew, special flights 84 (AW) ATFM due to WEATHER AT DESTINATION AIRPORT AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES 85 (AS) MANDATORY SECURITY 86 (AG) IMMIGRATION, CUSTOMS, HEALTH 87 (AF) AIRPORT FACILITIES, parking stands, ramp congestion, lighting, buildings, gate limitations, etc. 88 (AD) RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DESTINATION, airport and/or runway closed due to obstruction, industrial action, staff shortage, political unrest, noise abatement, night curfew, special flights 89 (AM) RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE WITH OR WITHOUT ATFM RESTRICTIONS, including Air Traffic Services, start-up and pushback, airport and/or runway closed due to obstruction or weather 3, industrial action, staff shortage, political unrest, noise abatement, night curfew, special flights Reactionary 91 (RL) LOAD CONNECTION, awaiting load from another flight 92 (RT) THROUGH CHECK-IN ERROR, passenger and baggage 93 (RA) AIRCRAFT ROTATION, late arrival of aircraft from another flight or previous sector 94 (RS) CABIN CREW ROTATION, awaiting cabin crew from another flight 95 (RC) CREW ROTATION, awaiting crew from another flight (flight deck or entire crew) 96 (RO) OPERATIONS CONTROL, re-routing, diversion, consolidation, aircraft change for reasons other than technical Miscellaneous 97 (MI) INDUSTRIAL ACTION WITH OWN AIRLINE 98 (MO) INDUSTRIAL ACTION OUTSIDE OWN AIRLINE, excluding ATS 99 (MX) OTHER REASON, not matching any code above SOURCE: IATA Airport Handling Manual (Chapter AHM 011) 3 Restriction due to weather in case of ATFM regulation only, else refer to code 71 (WO) EUROCONTROL 19 CODA
G. Correlation between IATA Delay Codes and the CFMU Reasons for Regulation Reason for Regulation CORRELATION BETWEEN IATA DELAY CODES AND THE CFMU REASONS FOR REGULATION CFMU IATA CODE Regulation Location Example CODE Delay Cause C D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE ATC capacity C E Demand exceeds the capacity 81 ATFM due to ATC ENROUTE DEMAND/CAPACITY C A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT I D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE ATC Ind action I E Controller's strike 82 ATFM due to ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT ENROUTE I A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT ATC Routeings R E Phasing in of new procedures 81 ATFM due to ATC ENROUTE DEMAND/CAPACITY S D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE ATC Staffing S E Illness, traffic delays on the highway 82 ATFM due to ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT ENROUTE S A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT T D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE ATC equipment T E Radar failure, RTF failure 82 ATFM due to ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT ENROUTE T A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT Accident / Incident A D RWY23 closed due to accident 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE A A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT Aer odrome capacity G D Lack of parking; taxiway closure; areas closed for maintenance; 87 AIRPORT FACILITIES G A demand exceeds the declared airport capacity 87 AIRPORT FACILITIES De-Icing D D De-icing 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE Equipment non- ATC E D Runway or taxiway lighting failure 87 AIRPORT FACILITIES E A 87 AIRPORT FACILITIES Ind Action non-atc Env Military activity Special Event Weather ironmental issues Other N D Firemen's strike 98 INDUSTRIAL ACTION OUTSIDE OWN AIRLINE N A 98 INDUSTRIAL ACTION OUTSIDE OWN AIRLINE M D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE M E Brilliant Invader; ODAX 82 ATFM due to ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT ENROUTE M A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT P D European football cup; Heads of Government meetings 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE P A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT W D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE W E Thunderstorm; low visibility; X winds 73 WEATHER EN ROUTE OR ALTERNATE W A 84 ATFM due to WEATHER AT DESTINATION V D Noise 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE V A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT O D 89 RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE O E Security alert 81 ATFM due to ATC ENROUTE DEMAND/CAPACITY O A 83 ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT EUROCONTROL 20 CODA