TAAM Simulation of Oslo TMA (NORSIM-MBS-OSLO)

In 1999 NATAM (Norwegian ATM and Airports Management) requested assistance from EUROCONTROL for a series of simulations to examine and analyse the current ATC sector plan and routing schemes within the Norwegian airspace.These simulations compose the NORSIM project. Within this project, the second Model Based Simulation was named TAAM Simulation of Oslo TMA. It considered Oslo Terminal Manoeuvring Area (TMA) and was based on the findings of the Model-Based Simulation of Oslo Air Traffic Control Centre (ATCC) using RAMS, previously conducted by EUROCONTROL 's Experimental Centre. The process used with this study was quite innovative as a NATAM team was in charge of the run of the simulation at EEC with the help and assistance from EUROCONTROL staff. Consequently, this project was considered as a Pilot Project aiming at defining the procedures to be followed by members states wishing to use the EUROCONTROL TAAM licences for their own studies within EUROCONTROL projects.The main objective of the TAAM Simulation of Oslo TMA study was the optimisation of the SID and STAR system that ties the Oslo Gardermoen airport to the ATS routes structure within Oslo FIR, as amended by the previous RAMS simulation. Then, the study had to evaluate various runway usage at Oslo airport. Finally, noise contours for Oslo airport were established for the various simulated scenarios and exercises.