Airspace utilisation

Coordinating the utilisation and implementation of the European route network.

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Airspace design and utilisation
Optimised operational performance | Network Manager

At EUROCONTROL, one of our goals as Network Manager (NM) is to maximise the capacity of the airspace. To do so we coordinate the utilisation and implementation of the European route network on behalf of our Member States and operational stakeholders - civil and military airspace users, civil and military air navigation service providers (ANSPs), airport operators, etc.

Route Availability Document

We publish and regularly update the Route Availability Document (RAD) - a compendium and centralised sources of information about the availability of the route network, utilisation rules and free route airspace. This information is communicated by the air navigation service providers (ANSPs), is coordinated for 56 days and published 34 days prior to the start of the relevant aeronautical information regulation and control (AIRAC) cycle..

The RAD updates include both structural and air traffic flow and capacity management (ATFCM) requirements, detailed geographically and vertically. They are produced following an appropriate collaborative decision-making (CDM) process between the NM and operational stakeholders.

Access our RAD portlet

Find all the latest RAD updates via our online tool.

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User manual

As part of the RAD process, our role, responsibilities and relations with the other responsible bodies involved are clearly described in our RAD User Manual. The document constitutes the fourth part of European Route Network Improvement Plan (ERNIP).

European Route Network Improvement Plan (ERNIP) - Part 4

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Related links

Improved network flight planning during the pandemic delivers more direct, ‘greener’ flights
Commission Regulation (EU) 255/2010
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 123/2019