This monthly publication by the EUROCONTROL Network Manager gives an overview and in-depth analysis of the performance of the European ATM network. Here’s a quick look at how the network performed in February 2020.
Network Operations Report - February 2020

The February edition our Network Operations Report is out.
Traffic in February 2020
25,728
flt/day
operated in the EUROCONTROL Network Manager area in February 2020.
2.6
%
traffic decrease compared to February 2019.
Traffic growth
6
States
adding more than 20 flights per day to the network.
5
airports
from our top 10 airports list registered positive traffic growth.
En-route ATFM delay
20,647
average en-route ATFM delay in min/day
71.3
%
increase compared to February 2019
408
flt/day
with at least 15 min of en-route ATFCM delay
Average delay per flight
0.80
min/flt
average en-route ATFM delay per flight
0.28
min/flt
monthly delay guideline value.
Airport delay
16,769
average airport ATFM delay in min/day
20.1
%
decrease compared to February 2019
Contributing factors
- Several French ATC industrial actions throughout the month generated high delays in French ACCs such as Brest, Marseille
and Paris; - Strong winds impacted operations strongly at Amsterdam/Schiphol and London/Heathrow airports;
- High delay due to ATC capacity and staffing in Karlsruhe UAC.
For a deeper dive in how the network performed in February 2020, download our report’s overview and analysis.