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Delays decreased in November 2012 to a 5-year low, with airline data for all-causes delay showing an average delay per delayed flight of 26 minutes, this was a decrease of 7% in comparison to the delays observed in November 2011. Reactionary delays also decreased to a lower level than last year, there was also a continuation in the trend of early arrivals.
Delays decreased in November 2012 to a 5-year low, with airline data for all-causes delay showing an average delay per delayed flight of 26 minutes, this was a decrease of 7% in comparison to the delays observed in November 2011. Reactionary delays also decreased to a lower level than last year, there was also a continuation in the trend of early arrivals.
Digest – Delays to Air Transport in Europe November 2012
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 http://www.eurocontrol.int/articles/network-operations-monitoring-and-reporting
Table of Contents
1. Headlines and Overview. ........................................................................................................................ 3
2. All-Causes Departure Delay Summary ...................................................................................................
Arrival Delay Summary ...................................................................................................... 10
of Significant Events in November 2012. .............................................................................. 12
tors............................................................................ 15
s departure delay by hour....................................................................................................... 17
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TA Delay Sub-Codes (AHM731) ........................................................................................ 22
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3. All-Causes
4. Summary
5. Scheduling Indicators............................................................................................................................ 12
A. Year-on-Year Trends in All-Causes Delay Indica
B. Busiest Airport pairs .............................................................................................................................. 16
C. All-cause
D. Average Delay per Delayed Flight & Percentage of Flights Delayed at Departure Airports ................. 18
E. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations ................................................................................................... 19
F. Standard IATA Delay Codes (AHM730)..........................................................................................
G. Standard IA
H. Correlation between IATA Delay Codes and the CFMU Reasons for Regulation ................................. 23
I. November 2012 CODA coverage of commercial flights in the ECAC region. ....................................... 24
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1. and Overview.
2 saw a record 5 year low for all-causes of delay with an average delay per h. Reactionary delays also decreased to
last year with a 42% share of delay minutes alongside a fall in traffic of 3.7%.
aw a day of action in with flights in Spain, Portugal and France, tion in the form of cancellations, these estimated at 1500
ights rather than long delays. The 15th November saw a strike in Marseille with delays being timated 250 flight cancellations. London Heathrow experienced
weather delays from strong winds and low visibility during the month, notably on the 15th November. Amsterdam Schiphol and Oslo also suffered from fog and snowfall.
The average delay per delayed flight (ADD) for departure traffic decreased by 2 minutes to 26 minutes per flight. In regard to arrival delay, this fell by 3 minutes per flight to 26 minutes per flight.
The percentage of flights delayed (by 5 minutes or more) decreased by 4 percentage points to 31% on departure and by 5 percentage points for those on arrival to 29%.
Figure 1. Average Delay per Delayed Departure and Percentage of Delayed Departures Comparison
Headlines
November 201delayed flight of 26 minutes being observed for the monta lower level than
On the 14th November, Europe sthese countries experienced disrupflobserved there were also an es
Figure 2. Average Delay per Delayed Arrival and Percentage of Delayed Arrivals Comparison
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Analysis of the delay causes contributing to the November 2012 average delay per flight of 8 ase in the contribution of reactionary delay, this was down from
elated delay also decreased, this was down to 2.3 minutes minutes (Figure 3) shows a decre4.2 to 3.2 minutes per flight. Airline rper flight from 2.6 minutes per flight in 2011. ATFM en-route related delays remained stable at 0.3 minutes per flight. ATFCM Weather delay contribution also fell by 0.4 minutes per flight.
Note: IATA Delay Code 19 (Passengers with Reduced Mobility) is included in airline grouping
Figure 3. Primary delay causes, November 2011 vs. November 2012
Figure 4. Primary delay causes, November 2011 vs. November 2012
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Figure 5. ATFM Share of All-Causes Primary Delay.
Looking further into the history of the ATFM proportion of primary delay (Figure 5), the en-route percentage share of the total primary delay minutes was 7.7%, this was a slight increase in share compared to November 2011 however actual delay minutes fell by 10%. The share of ATFM airport delay decreased by 2 percentage points, with total ATFCM airport delay minutes also
falling by 33% in comparison to November 2011 (Figure 4).
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2. All-Causes Departure Delay Summary 1
The average delay per flight from all causes of delay decreased by 19%, to 8 minutes per flight when compared to November 2011(Figure 6).
In November 2012, 47% of flights departed within the 5 minute threshold before or after the scheduled departure time. Flights departing >5 minutes ahead of schedule increased to 22% (Figure 7) which may have an impact on airport operations for example gate availability.
Figure 6. Average delay per flight (All-Causes) for Departures
Figure 7. All-Causes Departure Punctuality 2011 vs. 2012
1A flight is considered delayed as from 5 minutes.
The analysis was based on airline data provided to CODA. Unless otherwise mentioned, a flight is considered delayed/advanced as from 5 minutes.
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Figure 8. Long departure delays >120 minutes
Figure 9. Primary and reactionary all-cause delay, by IATA code (%)
Figure 9 shows: Reactionary delay saw a decrease in its contribution to the average delay per flight from 4.2 to 3.2 minutes, its percentage share of the total delay minutes also fell to 42%.
chnical and Aircraft Equipment delay saw a reduction of 0.2 minutes with its percentage in share remaining a 11% of delay minutes. ATFM Weather at Destination saw a fall in contribution
0.4 minutes per flight and a 3 point fall in its share of the total delay minutes. ATFM En-Route Demand & Capacity delay in minutes decreased by 0.1 minutes to 0.2 minutes per flight. The link
Te
of
from these categories to IATA codes is summarised in Figure 17.
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Figur re Airports November 2012
Rank Departure Airport ICAO Code
Average Delay per Departure
(mins)
Average Delay per
Flight Percentage Change (vs.
Nov 12)
Average Delay per Delayed
Departure
Percentage Delayed
Departures
e 10. All-Causes Delay. Top 20 Affected Departu
1 LAS PALMAS GCLP 17.3 82% 34.9 49.6%
2 LISBOA LPPT 15.5 24% 29.0 53.2%
3 LONDON/HEATHROW EGLL 10.4 -11% 23.7 44.0%
4 MANCHESTER EGCC 10.4 5% 28.0 37.2%
5 MADRID BARAJAS LEMD 10.3 -28% 25.0 41.3%
6 PARIS CH DE
GAULLE LFPG 9.5 -22% 22.0 43.2%
7 ROME FIUMICINO LIRF 9.2 -8% 22.1 41.7%
8 ISTANBUL-ATATURK LTBA 9.2 2% 33.3 27.6%
9 PARIS ORLY LFPO 8.5 -6% 24.5 34.6%
10 LONDON/GATWICK EGKK 8.3 8% 22.0 37.9%
11 SCHIPHOL
AMSTERDAM EHAM 8.3 -41% 22.2 37.5%
12 WARSZAWA/OKECIE EPWA 8.3 -22% 32.5 25.6%
13 VENEZIA TESSERA LIPZ 8.0 -35% 27.0 29.6%
14 NICE LFMN 7.3 -17% 21.4 34.2%
15 LYON SATOLAS LFLL 6.9 8% 24.9 27.8%
16 TOULOUSE BLAGNAC
LFBO 6.9 -22% 21.8 31.5%
17 MARSEILLE PROVENCE
LFML 6.9 -10% 26.7 25.7%
18 STOCKHOLM-
ARLANDA ESSA 6.7 12% 23.1 29.1%
19 DUESSELDORF EDDL 6.7 -9% 19.0 35.2%
20 ZURICH LSZH 6.6 -20% 16.5 39.8%
Figure 11. Main delay causes at the top 10 affected departure airports
Las Palmas ranked top of the Top 20 affected airports in November with an average delay per flight of 17 mins, the Canaries region experienced capacity delays during the month with a high share of reactionary delays being noted. Lisbon also experienced delays, with en-route delays from industrial action and staffing affecting flights as well as reactionary delays. London Heathrow saw an average delay per flight of 10 minutes, a high proportion of airline-related delays were observed as well as delays due to weather. See (Annex D). From of the major airports a general improvement in delays was observed. For arrival delay information see (Figure 15).
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Figure 12. All-Causes delay situation for the 20 most affe or ov
Rank Departure Airport Arrival Airport Av
DelayDepar
vela
Flight
Chan(vs. Nov
11)
Delay Per Delayed
Departu
Percentage Delayed
partures
cted airp
erage Per
ADe
Percentage
t pairs N
rage y per
Average
ember 2012
ture ge re
De
1 BARCELONA 21.1 125% 41.7 LISBOA 50.5%
2 TENE MADRID RAJ 20.2 23% 31.5 RIFE NORTE BA AS 64.4%
3 L MADRID BARAJ 16. 13% 26.4 AS PALMAS AS 4 62.2%
4 LONDON A 15. -16% 26.9 /HEATHROW LISBO 6 58.1%
5 AERO
A 15.5 50% 53.3 PO
MADEIRA RTO DA
LISBO 29.0%
6 STAPARIS CH DE
15.4 16% 33.3 I NBUL-ATATURK GAULLE
46.3%
7 MADRI LAS PALMAS 15.2 7% 25.4 D BARAJAS 59.7%
8 BARCELONA A 15.0 67% 35.3 LISBO 42.6%
9 PAR
GISTANBUL-ATATURK 14.6 2% 23.3
IS CH DE AULLE
62.4%
10 ND THR 14.4 -26% 26.6 LISBOA LO ON/HEA OW 54.2%
11 MAD A 14.2 19% 30.2 RID BARAJAS LISBO 46.9%
12 MADRID BARAJPARIS CH DE
LE 13.8 16% 25.4 54.4% AS
GAUL
13 LISBOA PORTO 13.8 108% 26.7 51.6%
14 LISBOA MADRID AS 13.5 -4% 30.2 44.8% BARAJ
15 MADRID MILANO MALPEN 13. -20% 25.7 BARAJAS SA 4 52.2%
16 LONDON RO ICIN 12. 13% 23.0 /HEATHROW ME FIUM O 9 56.1%
17 TAN YA 12.5 183% 73.7 IS BUL-ATATURK ANTAL 17.0%
18 MADRID TENERIFE NORT 12.3 -28% 23.4 BARAJAS E 52.8%
19 ROME FIUMICINO MADRID BARAJAS 11.9 -37% 24.1 49.1%
20 ROME FIUMICINO LONDON/HEATHROW 11.8 -22% 22.7 51.8%
The Top 20 Most-Affected Airport Pairs shows that flights from Lisbon and the Canary Islands experienced delays. An large increase in delay was noted between Lisbon and Barcelona with en-route delays from and ATC staffing affecting flights, the average delay per flight on this sector was 21 minutes for the month. Flights to Madrid Barajas from Tenerife and Las Palmas also experienced delays, particularly from the late arriving flights creating reactionary delays. For further information on arrival delays see (Figure 16).
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3. All-Causes Arrival Delay Summary 2
The average delay per flight on arrival from all causes decreased from 10 minutes to 8 minutes per flight, this was a 23% decrease. (see Figure 13).
Analys arri Figur s th r tim n the 5 minute threshold before or after the scheduled arrival time. 33% of flights arrived between 5 and 15 minutes earlier of their scheduled arrival time. More importantly the percentage of flights arriving >15 ahead of schedule incre .
Figure 13. Av ht (all- ) for Arriv
is of val punctuality e 14, show at 26% of flights ar ived on e withi
ased to 12%
erage delay per flig Causes als
Figure 1 ll- nc 012
4. A Causes arrival pu tuality 2011 vs. 2
2 The analysis was based on airline data provided to CODA. Unless otherwise mentioned, a flight is considered delayed/advanced as from 5 minutes.
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Figure 15. All-Causes Delay. Top 20 Affected Arrival Airports November 2012
erage Average
Delay per
ange (vs.
Average
Delayed Arrival
Rank Arrival Airport ICAO Code
Delay per
Arrival (mins)
Flight Percentage Ch
Delay per
Percentage Delayed Arrivals
Av
Nov 11)
1 LISBOA LPPT 16.9 29% 31.8 53.1%
2 LAS PALMAS GCLP 15.2 56% 29.1 52.4%
3 MADRID BARAJAS LEMD 10.7 -44% 26.0 41.0%
4 MANCHESTER EGCC 9.9 2% 36.1 27.4%
5 OSLO/GARDERMOEN ENGM 9.4 -19% 24.7 38.2%
6 LONDON/GATWICK EGKK 9.3 -5% 32.9 28.2%
7 LONDON/HEATHROW EGLL 8.9 -22% 28.9 30.7%
8 MARSEILLE PROVENCE
LFML 8.5 14% 25.7 33.1%
9 PARIS CH DE
GAULLE LFPG 8.3 -14% 25.9 32.1%
10 LONDON/STANSTED EGSS 8.0 0% 33.1 24.3%
11 PARIS ORLY LFPO 7.8 -13% 25.4 30.8%
12 TOULOUSE BLAGNAC
LFBO 7.8 -4% 21.0 37.2%
13 NICE LFMN 7.3 -13% 21.9 33.1%
14 STAVANGER/SOLA ENZV 7.2 2% 24.4 29.5%
15 VENEZIA TESSERA LIPZ 7.2 -29% 27.2 26.3%
16 STOCKHOLM-
ARLANDA ESSA 7.1 16% 24.4 29.3%
17 KOELN-BONN EDDK 6.9 -11% 26.1 26.6%
18 MILANO MALPENSA LIMC 6.8 2% 26.3 25.8% -2
19 LYON SATOLAS LFLL 6.6 -5% 24.3 27.3%
20 HELSINKI-VANTAA EFHK 6.5 -1% 25.5 25.5%
Figure 16. Main delay causes at the top 10 affected arrival airports
When analysing thea
Top 20 affected arrival airports; Lisbon experienced delays from en-route nd ATC staffing that affected earlier flights consequently a high share of reactionary delay was
eather .
noted, this resulted in average delay per flight of 17 minutes. The effect of seasonal wconditions can be observed particularly at London Heathrow, Paris CDG and London Stansted
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Figure 17. Link between CODA Causes and IA c
TA delay odes.
CODIATA
A CAUSE Description Code
Passenger and Baggage 11‐19
Cargo and Mail 21‐29
Aircraft a p Handling nd Ram 31‐39
Technical ircra uipm and A ft Eq ent 41‐49 Ai
Damage t P/Aut ted Equipment Fao Aircraft & ED oma ilure 51‐58
Flight Op s an ewingeration d Cr 61‐69
rline
Other Air late uses line Re d Ca Others
ATFM due to Restriction at Destin Air ation port 83
Airport Facilities 87
Restrictio irpo Dest n ns at A rt of inatio 88 Airport
Restrictio irpo Departure ns at A rt of 89
ATFM due C En ute Demand / Capacity to AT ‐Ro 81 En‐Route
ATFM due C St Equipment En‐Route to AT aff / 82
Governmental Security a igr n nd Imm atio 85‐86
Weather ( than FM) other AT 71‐79 Weather
ATFM due Destin to Weather at ation 84
Primary Delay Cau
ses
scellanMi eous Miscellaneous 98‐99
eactioR nary Late Arrival craft, Passengers of Air Crew, or Load 91‐96
4. Summary of Significant Events in November 2012.
European Day of action in Spain, Portugal and France these countries experienced
disruption mainly by cancellations estimated at 1500 flights rather than delays. Social issues affected capacity in Portugal notably Lisbon. Weather conditions, particularly low visibility and winds impacted operations at London
Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris CDG & ORY, Munich, Vienna, Geneva and Oslo airports.
Southerly winds at Istanbul Ataturk limited the use of the optimum runway configuration. Environmental constraints at Zurich airport restricted the use of the optimum runway
configuration.
Canary Island airports experienced delays due to capacity as a result of runway
Marseille industrial action 15th November.
configurations from southerly winds.
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5. Scheduling Indicators
Scheduling correctly is a difficult art: if too long a time is blocked for a flight, the airline wil able to make best use of resourc astructure. But too short a time can arguably be worse as late flights generat y with late incoming aircraft and passengers from previous flights having to be accomm on time but arrive after the schedu e of arrival, they cause reactiona
The first of the new COD ot (BT is indicator describes the perc l block time that exceeds the sc d block time.
In November 2012 the BTO decreased by 3 points to 28% ared to November 2011. This indicates that less fligh scheduled block t . In com ison to r 20 o decreased, this falling by 3 percentage points. However this figure ill hi flights arriving ahead of schedule, which may have an impact o ate availability.
Figure 18. Block Time Overs
l not bees - staff, airframes, infre rotational delaodated. When flights leave ry delays.
led tim
A Scheduling indicators is the Block Time Oversho O). Thentage of flights with an actua hedule
when compts had an actual block time exceeding the ime
par Octobeis st
12 the BTO alsgh and relates to the percentage ofn airport operations for example g
hoot (BTO).
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tors is the Delay Difference Indicator - Flight (DDI-F). This shows punctuality expressed in minutes. This can be
The second of the new indicathe difference between departure and arrival indicated as a positive or negative figure, for example a flight departing with 20 minutes delay and arriving with 30 minutes arrival delay will have a DDI-F of +10 minutes.
The DDI-F on European flights in November 2012 was -4.0 minutes per flight, this was a small improvement in comparison to November 2011, where the DDI-F was -3.2 minutes per flight.
Figure 19. Delay Difference Indicator – Flight (DDI-F)
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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 64% of commercial flights in the ECAC region in November 2012.
Figure 20. Average all-causes delay/delayed flight (departures left, arrivals right)
Figure 21. Percentage of flights delayed for all-causes delay (departures left, arrivals right)
Figure 22. Percentage of flights delayed > 15mins for all-causes (departures left, arrivals right)
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Rank Between airport and airport Flights/Day
NOV12
since
NOV11 (%)
B. Busiest Airport pairs
Figure 23. Busiest airport pairs for flights in November 2012
Change
1 MADRID BARAJAS BARCELONA 62.6 -24%
2 ISTANBUL-ATATURK IZMIR-ADNAN-
MENDERES 60.3 16%
3 TRONDHEIM/VAERNES OSLO/GARDERMOEN 56.3 -1%
4 TOULOUSE BLAGNAC PARIS ORLY 55.1 1%
5 BERGEN/FLESLAND OSLO/GARDERMOEN 54.2 -5%
6 ROME FIUMICINO MILANO LINATE 54.1 3%
7 STAVANGER/SOLA OSLO/GARDERMOEN 50.5 -2%
8 NICE PARIS ORLY 46.4 3%
9 ISTANBUL-ATATURK ANKARA-ESENBOGA 46.0 -2%
10 FRANKFURT MAIN TEGEL-BERLIN 40.5 0%
11 HELSINKI-VANTAA STOCKHOLM-
ARLANDA 40.2 9%
12 MUENCHEN 2 TEGEL-BERLIN 39.7 -3%
13 HAMBURG MUENCHEN 2 39.4 0%
14 DUESSELDORF MUENCHEN 2 38.7 -6%
15 GUERNSEY JERSEY 38.5 -20%
16 PALMA DE MALLORCA BARCELONA 38.2 -16%
17 ISTANBUL-ATATURK ANTALYA 38.2 -8%
18 LONDON/HEATHROW SCHIPHOL
ERDAM 38.1 2%
AMST
19 FRANKFURT MAIN LOND HEATHROW 38.0 1% ON/
20 KOELN-BONN TEGEL-BERLIN 37.5 22%
ence Area (ESRA08) than in November 2011.
Madrid Barajas to Barcelona was the busiest airport pairing in November, however this pair did see a decrease in the number of flights of 24% a continuation in the trend of falling traffic in Spain. Istanbul Ataturk to Izmir ranked second where an increase of 16% was observed.
In November 2012 there were 3.7% fewer flights in the EUROCONTROL Statistical Refer
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C. All-causes departure delay by hour
ay and major causes.
Figure 24. All-causes departure delay by hour of the day November 2012.
This annex summarises the all-cause delay by hour of the d
Figure 25. All-caus e r of ember 2011.
es d parture delay by hou the day Nov
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D. Average Delay per Delayed Flight & Percentage of Flights Delayed at Departure
ummarises the average delay per delayed flight (ADD) on departure and percentage of flights delayed (PDF) on
s. PDF November 2012 (2012 top 20 airports for average delay/flight are labelled)
Airports
For airports with an average of more than 80 departures a day, this annex s
departure in the month.
Figure 26. ADD v
igure 27. ADD vs. PDF November 2011 (2011 top 20 airports for average delay/flight are labelled)
F
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l Flights TRF Total Regulated Flights
PRF Percentage of Regulated Flights PDF Percentage of Delayed Flights TDM Total Delay in Minutes ADM Average Delay per Movement ADR Average Delay per Regulated Flight ADD Average Delay per Delayed Flight
Glossary of Terms ACC Area Control Centre AEA Association of European Airlines AHM Airport Handling Manual ATFM Air Traffic Flow Management (used by IATA in the Standard IATA Delay Codes) ATFCM Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management (used by NM as a more comprehensive reference to the function)
BTO Block Time Overshoot CODA Central Office for Delay Analysis DDI-F Delay Difference Indicator - Flight DNM Directorate Network Management NMOC NM Operations Centre (Network Manager) ECAC European Civil Aviation Conference FDPS Flight Data Processing System FMP Flow Management Position IACA International Air Carrier Association IATA International Air Transport Association
E. Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Delay Parameter Abbreviations
TTF Tota
TDF Total Delayed Flights
ATS Air Traffic Services
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F. Standard IATA Delay Codes (AHM730)
Others 00-05 AIRLINE INTERNAL CODES
NO LABILITY DUE TO OWN AIRLINE ACTIVITY SCH TIME LESS THAN DECLARED MINIMUM GROUND TIME
LATLAT
CHOVBO missing checked-in passenger
(PS) COMMERCIAL PUBLICITY/PASSENGER CONVENIENCE, VIP, press, ground meals and missing personal itemCAT r BAG
RED s with reduced mobility.
(CP) LATE POSITIONING LATINA
(CO) OVERSALES, booking errors LAT
DO (CL) LATE POSITIONING (Mail Only)
LAT
AIR etc. LOA staff
5 (GC) AIRCRAFT CLEANING FUE er CAT
(GU) ULD, lack of or serviceability akdown, lack of staff, e.g. pushback
AIR (TM) SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, late release.
and/or additional works beyond normal maintenance
(TS) SPARES AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown. AOAIR
(TL) STAND-BY AIRCRAFT, lack of planned stand-by aircraft for technical reasons. SCH
DAM ing strike, turbulence, heavy or overweight landing, collision during taxiing DAM ons (other than during taxiing), loading/off-loading damage, con
(ED) DEPARTURE CONTROL CARFLI
(EO) OTHER AUTOMATED SYSTEM
06 (OA) GATE/STAND AVAI09 (SG) EDULED GROUND
Passenger and Baggage 11 (PD) E CHECK-IN, acceptance after deadline 12 (PL) E CHECK-IN, congestions in check-in area 13 (PE) ECK-IN ERROR, passenger and baggage 14 (PO) ERSALES, booking errors 15 (PH) ARDING, discrepancies and paging,16
s 17 (PC) ERING ORDER, late or incorrect order given to supplie
18 (PB) GAGE PROCESSING, sorting etc. r19 (PW) UCED MOBILITY, boarding / deboarding of passenge
Cargo and Mail 21 (CD) DOCUMENTATION, errors etc. 2223 (CC) E ACCEPTANCE 24 (CI) DEQUATE PACKING 2526 (CU) E PREPARATION IN WAREHOUSE 27 (CE) CUMENTATION, PACKING etc (Mail Only) 2829 (CA) E ACCEPTANCE (Mail Only)
Aircraft and Ramp Handling 31 (GD) CRAFT DOCUMENTATION LATE/INACCURATE, weight and balance, general declaration, pax manifest,
32 (GL) DING/UNLOADING, bulky, special load, cabin load, lack of loading33 (GE) DING EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown, e.g. container pallet loaLOA der, lack of staff34 (GS) SERVICING EQUIPMENT, lack of or breakdown, lack of staff, e.g. steps 336 (GF) LLING/DEFUELLING, fuel suppli37 (GB) ERING, late delivery or loading 3839 (GT) TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, lack of or bre
Technical and Aircraft Equipment 41 (TD) CRAFT DEFECTS. 4243 (TN) NON-SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, special checks
schedule. 4445 (TA) G SPARES, to be carried to another station. 46 (TC) CRAFT CHANGE, for technical reasons. 4748 (TV) EDULED CABIN CONFIGURATION/VERSION ADJUSTMENTS.
Damage to Aircraft & EDP/Automated Equipment Failure 51 (DF) AGE DURING FLIGHT OPERATIONS, bird or lightn
52 (DG) AGE DURING GROUND OPERATIONS, collisitamination, towing, extreme weather conditions
5556 (EC) GO PREPARATION/DOCUMENTATION 57 (EF) GHT PLANS 58
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61 (FP) FLIGHT PLAN, late completion or change of, flight documentation F) ONAL REQUIREMENTS, fuel, load alteration
3 (FT) CREW BOARDING OR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, other than connection and standby (flight deck or
t time limitations, crew meals, valid visa,
) G OR DEPARTURE PROCEDURES, other than connection and standby 7 (FC) ckness, awaiting standby, flight time limitations, crew meals, valid visa, health
, not within operational requirements extraordinary
Wea
erviceability of equipment
IMPAIRED BY ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ATF RNMENTAL AUTHORITIES
AIR ANAGEMENT RESTRICTIONS TY, standard demand/capacity problems
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ON AIRPORT, airport and/or runway closed due to obstruction, l unrest, noise abatement, night curfew, special flights
4 (AW) ATION
AIR T AND GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES
s, gate limitations, etc. TINATION, airport and/or runway closed due to obstruction, industrial se abatement, night curfew, special flights
TH OR WITHOUT ATFM RESTRICTIONS, including Air obstruction or weather3, industrial ghts
ther flight
tire crew) consolidation, aircraft change for reasons other than technical
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entire crew) 64 (FS) FLIGHT DECK CREW SHORTAGE, sickness, awaiting standby, fligh
health documents, etc. 65 (FR) FLIGHT DECK CREW SPECIAL REQUEST, not within operational requirements 66 (FL LATE CABIN CREW BOARDIN6 CABIN CREW SHORTAGE, si
documents, etc. 68 (FA) CABIN CREW ERROR OR SPECIAL REQUEST
, 69 (FB) CAPTAIN REQUEST FOR SECURITY CHECK
ther 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 uns76 (WS) REMOVAL OF SNOW, ICE, WATER AND SAND FROM AIRPORT 77 (WG) GROUND HANDLING
M + AIRPORT + GOVE
TRAFFIC FLOW M81 (AT) ATFM due to ATC EN-ROUTE DEMAND/CAPACI82 (AX) ATFM due to ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT EN-R
ry exercise orshortage, equipment failure, militaarea
83 (AE) ATFM due to RESTRICTION AT DESTINATIindustrial action, staff shortage, politica
8 ATFM due to WEATHER AT DESTIN
POR85 (AS) MANDATORY SECURITY 86 (AG) IMMIGRATION, CUSTOMS, HEALTH
parking stands, ramp congestion, lighting, building87 (AF) AIRPORT FACILITIES, 88 (AD) RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DES
t, noiaction, staff shortage, political unresT OF DEPARTURE WI89 (AM) RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPOR
Traffic Services, start-up and pushback, airport and/or runway closed due to action, staff shortage, political unrest, noise abatement, night curfew, special fli
Reactionary 91 (RL) LOAD CONNECTION, awaiting load from ano92 (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
flight (flight deck or en95 (RC) CREW ROTATION, awaiting crew from another on, 96 (RO) OPERATIONS CONTROL, re-routing, diversi
cellaneous 97 (MI) INDUSTRIAL ACTION WITH OWN AIRLINE 9 INDUSTRIAL ACTION OUTSIDE OWN AIRLINE, excluding ATS 99 (MX) OTHER REASON, not matching any code above
SOUR : IATA – Airport Handling Manual (730 & 731)
3 Restriction due to weather in case of ATFM regulation only, else refer to code 71 (WO)
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G. Standard IATA Delay Sub-Codes (AHM731)
apacity problems
d by industrial action or capacity reduction in
neighbouring area STRIAL ACTION IPMENT FAILURE
nd/or runway closed due to abatement, night curfew,
special flights
X EQUIPMENT FAILURE
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LACK OF FOLLOW ME FOR PUSH-BACK HE ABOVE AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT
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W ATC EQUIPMENT T/INCIDENT
DE-ICING
N ATC ENVIRONMENTAL M AIRPORT CLOSURE L RUNWAY CLOSURE K START-UP/PUSH J LOST FLIGHT PL H CONSTRUCTION WORK/MAINTENENCE G OTHER 93 (RA) AIRCRAFT ROTATION, late arrival of airc ft from another flight Z LATE ARRIVAL DUE DEPARTURE DELAY AT PREVIOUS STATION Y LATE ARRIVAL DUE ENROUTE DELAY X LATE ARRIVAL DUE DELAY AFTER LANDING W LATE ARRIVAL DUE TO HIGH DEMAND FOR DESTINATION STATION V LATE ARRIVAL DUE TO WEATHER AT DESTINATION
73 (WR) WEATHER: EN ROUTE OR ALTERNATE Z OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT LIMITS
OUTSIDE Y CREW LIMITS X ETOPS
81 (AT) ATFM DUE TO ATC EN-ROUTE DEMAND/CAPACITY, standard demand/c Z ATC ROUTEINGS Y HIGH DEMAND OR CAPACITY 82 (AX) ATFM DUE TO ATC STAFF/EQUIPMENT EN-ROUTE, reduced capacity cause
y demand due to staff shortage or equipment failure, extraordinar
Z INDU Y EQU X STAFF SHORTAGE W MILITARY ACTIVITY V SPECIAL EVENT 83 (AE) ATFM DUE TO RESTRICTION AT DESTINATION AIRPORT, airport a
obstruction, industrial action, staff shortage, political unrest, noise
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X LIGHTING OR BUILDINGS W GATE LIMITATION / NO GATE AVAILABLE
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P PASSENGER TRANSPORT SYSTEM FAILURE N PUBLIC ADDRESS/FLIGHT INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM FAILURE M INSUFFICIENT FIRE COVER
L GROUND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FAILURE K NO PUSH BACK CLEARANCE DUE TO CONSTRUCTION
H LATE OR G ANY OF T 89 (AM) RESTRICTIONS AT AIRPORT OF DEPARTURE WIT
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V ATC ACCIDEN U ATC DUE TO T ATC SPECIAL EVENT S ATC WEATHER R ATC RESTRICTIONS DUE TO CURFEW P ATC POLITICAL UNREST
BACK CLEARENCE DELAY (LOCAL ATC) AN BY ATC
ra
U LATE ARRIVAL DUE TO TECHNICAL REASONS
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