DSNA,
the French Air Navigation Service Provider
Facts and Figures
Delivering the best quality of service to all users in one of the busiest airspaces in the world
air traffic
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Due to its size and position at the crossroads of the major European air traffic routes, France along with
Germany is the country that controls the most flights in Europe. Over the past 30 years, the capacity of
the French Air Traffic Control System has increased three-fold with traffic of nearly 3,000,000 flights a year.
French controllers handled a one-day peak of 10,018 flights on 11 July 2008. Air traffic controlled by France
is subject to high seasonal variations with 49% more flights per day on average in July than in January.
In 2011, the French air navigation services controlled 7,860 flights per day, with 72 days of more than
9,000 flights per day.
Annual IFR Flights and Medium-Term Forecast
Breakdown of Monthly IFR Flights
3,200,000
300,000
3,000,000
280,000
260,000
2,800,000
240,000
2,600,000
220,000
2,400,000
200,000
2,200,000
2,000,000
180,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Eurocontrol
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
160,000
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC
Low-Growth Scenario
2001
2008
2011
The 13 largest airports in 2011
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View from Paris-Orly control tower.
Paris-Charles de Gaulle
Paris-Orly
Nice-Côte d’Azur
Lyon-Saint Exupéry
Marseille-Provence
Toulouse-Blagnac
Basel-Mulhouse
Bordeaux
Paris-Le Bourget
Nantes-Altantique
Lille-Lesquin
Montpellier-Méditerranée
Strasbourg
IFR movements
(arrivals/departures)
514,000
232,000
137,000
121,000
105,000
99,000
73,000
60,000
59,000
50,000
39,000
38,000
30,000
Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly represent 46% of IFR movements in France;
the 6 first commercial airports represent 73% of IFR movements.
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DSNA (Direction des Services de la Navigation Aérienne), the French Air Navigation Service
Provider, operates five en-route control centres (ACC) and nine mainland regional structures (SNA) for
approach and aerodrome control services, along with three overseas regional structures. The airspace of
mainland France and Corsica covers 1 million km².
The breakdown of air traffic controlled in France is as follows: 45% are overflights, 39% are international
flights to or from France and 16% are domestic flights.
ACC
SNA Headquarters
UNITED KINGDOM
THE NETHERLANDS
BELGIUM
European overflights:
average number of daily
flights in 2011
GERMANY
432
Lille
International departures
and arrivals:
average number of daily
flights in 2011
370
Lille
Reims
Brest
Reims Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Brest
Paris
Nantes
599
Paris
Basel-Mulhouse
Nantes
215
219
Lyon
Bordeaux
Lyon
Aix-en-
Bordeaux Montpellier
Provence
Toulouse
Aix-en-Provence
Toulouse
Nice
Marseille
306
302
Marseille Nice
ITALY
426
International
flights
Overflights
SPAIN
359
280
45 %
39 %
16 %
AFRICA
Paris ACC operations room (1,300,000 IFR flights per year)
Domestic flights
QUALITY OF SERVICE
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Flight safety and security
Flight safety remains the core activity of DSNA. An integrated
management system has been implemented which covers
safety, security, quality and environmental aspects, thus ensuring global consistency while efficiently managing resources.
Indicators used to measure safety level
• for en-route control:
- HN 70 (two aircraft are separated by less than 70% of
the standard): 0.98 of losses of separation per 100,000
controlled flights in 2011
- HN 50 (two aircraft are separated by less than 50% of
the standard): 0.10 of losses of separation per 100,000
controlled flights in 2011
• for approach control:
9 airspace infringements by IFR flights leading to inadequate separations in 2011
• on airports:
211 runway incursions in 2011 (75% involving an aircraft, 20% vehicles and 5% people).
Performance management: DSNA plays a proactive role
in the creation of European safety indicators such as the
Efficiency of Safety Management System and the use of the
Risk Analysis Tool. In addition, DSNA promotes a “Just Culture” approach in all its operational units.
Reducing the environmental
impact of air navigation
Reducing the impact of air navigation on the environment
comes right after safety and security. DSNA continuously
improves air traffic procedures and controller training to
deliver environmental benefits in close cooperation with
elected representatives, associations and local residents.
Indicators:
• Horizontal en-route flight efficiency: the average horizontal route extension from TMA to TMA is 2.8%
• Deviations from the environmentally protected volumes
at Paris-CDG and Paris-Orly airports: 23 in 2011
The “Grenelle de l’environnement” Paris TMA redesign: in order to reduce the noise of all incoming aircraft
to the 3 main airports in Paris, the altitude of all arrival procedures was raised (300 metres) in November 2011. The
number of people exposed to noise events of 65 dB (NA65)
was reduced by 60%.
Continuous Descent Operations (CDO): procedures were
published for 6 major airports as planned in the FABEC performance plan.
The average delay due to air traffic regulations
The average delay due to air traffic regulations for the decade
[2001 - 2010] in France was 1.21 minutes per flight. Punctuality of flights is a very sensitive indicator of conjectural factors.
The poor result achieved in 2010 was attributed to industrial
relations issues. In 2011, it was of 0.67 minutes per flight.
Punctuality of commercial flights at take-off
Breakdown of causes
of delays (15’ or more)
Period: 2001-2010
3
31% Reactionary delays
2
Flights
on time
1
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Breakdown of
ATFM delay
in 2011
Minutes of delay
Minutes per flight
Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) delay
500,000
0
Airports - Security (12%)
14%
& Customs Service (2%)
0% Passengers
1
5% Weather
2,000,000
1,000,000
27%
28% Airlines
12% Air Navigation
2,500,000
1,500,000
73%
Delayed
flights
ACC (63%)
Airports (37%)
The French air navigation services were responsible for 12% of
these delayed flights.
SUPPORT
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Human Resources
Staff in DSNA
Mainland France and Corsica
Overseas Territories Total
Staff by department
Headquarters
Operations Directorate (DO) Technical and Innovation Directorate (DTI)
Pacific Overseas Territories 7,267(93%)
579 (7%)
7,846
126 (2%)
6,971 (88%)
530 (7%)
219 (3%)
Breakdown by staff groups
Others groups
7%
(562)
Workers
3%
(272)
Office groups
6%
(495)
TSEEAC
14%
(1,116)
ICNA (ATCOs)
IESSA
18%
(1,388)
ICNA
52%
(4,013)
Engineer-controllers
with a valid licence: 3,658
(46% in ACCs)
IESSA (ATSEPs)
TSEEAC
Maintenance personnel
SNA: 724 (52%)
ACC: 383 (28%)
DTI: 167 (13%)
Other depts.: 114 (7%)
Senior technicians –
controllers with a
valid licence for small
aerodromes:
306 (8% of all ATCOs)
Finances: controlling costs and investing in the future
DSNA revenue was 1,432 M€ in 2011. The annual financial accounts are certified by an accounting officer. Financial management
is measured by a control process using targets and performance indicators.
Breakdown of investments from 2012
DSNA Revenue in 2011
Mainland France and Corsica
En-route charges
Charges for air traffic terminal services (RSTCA)
Overseas Territories
Oceanic charges
RSTCA charges
Income excluding air navigation charges
DSNA Revenue
1,155 M€
227 M€
11 M€
28 M€
11 M€
1,432 M€
Investments (M€)
Maintenance in
operational conditions
30%
40%
Investments
250
200
150
100
50
0
Major programmes
preparing the future
30%
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Evolution of capacity ATM systems
(new equipment) & modernisation of facilities
SINGLE
EUROPEAN SKY (SES)
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One of the pillars of SES is the implementation of Functional Aispace Blocks (FAB).
The FAB Europe Central (FABEC) includes 6 countries: France, Germany,
Switzerland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and 7 Air Navigation Service
Providers: ANA, Belgocontrol, DFS, DSNA, LVNL, Maastricht ACC (Eurocontrol) and
skyguide. To improve flight efficiency, free route will be implemented in the upper
airspace using a step-by-step approach. Arrival management systems will be extended
within a range of 200 Nm and the concept of Airport-CDM (Collaborative Decision
Making) is in development for the main airports.
FABEC airspace
Amsterdam
• 17% of ECAC area
(1.8 million km²)
London
Frankfurt
• 7 million flights by 2016
• 370 control sectors; 400
military/special areas
Paris
35
• 14 area control centres;
1,8
1,780 km
• 240 airports including some
of the busiest in Europe;
major airports are labelled
“Airport-Collaborative
Decision Making”
FABEC
• 17,700 civil staff
Munich
km
Core Area
Air traffic density and airspace complexity
En-route Unit Rates in Fabec airspace
Structural complexity
1.4
€100
1.2
1.0
Avinor
Finavia
0.8
0.6
FABEC
NEFAB
NAV Portugal
0.4
NEFAB:
North European FAB
FAB “P-SP”:
FAB Portugal/Spain
LFV/ANS Sweden
P-SP
Aena
€90
Austro
Control
€80
HungaroControl
ATSA Bulgaria
6
8
€70
10
12
France
€60
Traffic density
Source: Eurocontrol
FABEC is located in the heart of Europe. This is one of the busiest
pieces of airspaces in the world. Collectively the 7 ANSPS of FABEC
provide 28% hours IFR flights in ECAC area (DSNA: 13%, DFS: 8%,
MUAC: 3%, skyguide: 2%, LVNL-Belgocontrol-ANA: 2%).
€50
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
New SES II legislation contains the requirement to set up a performance scheme for air navigation services and network functions in
the Key Performance Area (KPA) safety, environment, capacity and
cost efficiency. The FABEC States have set up a performance plan for
2012-2014 that is complemented by a plan at the national level.
WHO ARE OUR
USERS?
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Specifications
Part of total IFR
Flights in France Maxi Take-Off Weight Cruising speed Service ceiling
Aircraft
Seating capacity
Powered
The Airbus A320 Family
(A318 to A321)
36%
68 to 94 T
Mach 0.78
FL 390
107 to 220
Jet
The Boeing B737 Family
(B737-200 to B737-900)
21%
50 to 85 T
Mach 0.74
FL 350
to FL 410
85 to 215
Jet
The Embraer Family
(135/145/170/190)
5%
19 to 53 T
Mach 0.76
FL 370
to FL 410
37 to 122
Jet
The CRJ Family
(CRJ100/200/700/900)
3%
21 to 37 T
Mach 0.78
FL 350
to FL 410
50 to 90
Jet
The ATR Family
(ATR 42/ATR 72)
2%
19 to 23 T
510 km/h to
560 km/h
FL 250
42 to 74
Turboprop
The five largest customers for DSNA
40% of DSNA income from air navigation fees is generated by five commercial airliners: Air France, Ryanair, easyJet, British
Airways and Lufthansa.
Paris-CDG airport
Basel-Mulhouse airport
Beauvais airport
Paris-Orly airport
Nice airport
Air France
easyJet
Ryanair
British Airways
Lufthansa
17%
8%
8%
4%
3%
The low cost-airliners carry 21% of French passenger traffic in France: esayJet and Ryanair represented 71% of this traffic in 2011.
Breakdown of air navigation charges by type of services
Charges in 2011 in Mainland France and Corsica
Charges for en-route control services
Total: 1,155 M€
French carriers
19%
81%
Charges for air traffic terminal services (RSTCA)
Total: 227 M€
Foreign carriers
French carriers
52% 48%
Foreign carriers
Publisher: Maurice Georges – Editor: DSNA cabinet F. Richard-Bôle – April 2012 – Photographies: DSNA (S. Cambon, V. Colin, M. Bonini) et M.L. Lurois/
Beauvais – Layout: Allwrite – Printing: DSNA/SIA
Direction générale de l’Aviation civile
Direction des services de la Navigation aérienne
50, rue Henry Farman
75720 Paris cedex 15