Airspace Management Flashcards
What is Airspace Management?
A planning function where the primary objective is maximising the utilisation of available airspace by dynamic time-sharing of airspace.
What is FUA?
Flexible Use Airspace
Describe FUA
Flexible Use Airspace
The concept is that airspace should no longer be designated as either military or civil airspace, but should be considered as one continuum and used flexibly on a day-to-day basis.
Any necessary airspace reservation or segregation should be only of a temporary nature.
What are the terms and levels covering management activity of FUA?
- Strategic (National and International Agreements) - FUA Level 1/ASM Level 1
- Pre-tactical (Short timescale) - FUA Level 2/ASM Level 2
- Tactical (at the time) - FUA Level 3/ASM Level 3
Describe the AMC
Airspace Management Cell - AMC
A joint civil / military cell responsible for the day-to-day management and temporary allocation of national or sub-regional airspace under the jurisdiction of one or more ECAC State(s).
Describe the AMC-Manageable Area
An area subject to management and allocation by an AMC
at FUA Level 2 and either:
Formal structures entitled “TRA”/”TSA”
Restricted and Danger areas
Describe TAA
Temporary Airspace Allocation Process - TAA
A process that allocates airspace of defined dimensions for temporary reservation / segregation (TRA/TSA) or restriction (D/R) and identified more generally as an “AMC-manageable area” in AIP ENR 5.
What is the purpose of TAA?
To permits activities requiring temporary reservation to be allocated on the day before operations so as to allow Airspace Management Cell (AMC) to make Conditional Routes (CDRs) available, and to publish the planned activity and conditions in the daily Airspace Use Plan (AUP).
Describe TRA
Temporary Reserved Area - TRA
Subject to ASM Level 2 management and allocation
TRA is a defined volume of airspace normally under the jurisdiction of one aviation authority and temporarily reserved, by common agreement, for the specific use by another aviation authority and through which other traffic may be allowed to transit, under ATC clearance.
Describe TSA
Temporary Segregated Area - TSA
Subject to ASM Level 2 management and allocation
TSA is a defined volume of airspace normally under the jurisdiction of one aviation authority and temporarily segregated, by common agreement, for the exclusive use by another aviation authority and through which other traffic will not be allowed to transit.
Describe Restricted Area
An airspace of defined dimensions, above the land area or territorial waters of a State, within which the flight of aircraft is restricted in accordance with specific conditions.
Describe Danger Area
An airspace of defined dimensions within which activities dangerous to the flight of aircraft may exist at specified times.
What is the caveat with how Restricted and Danger areas are managed?
Some Danger Areas and Restricted Areas subject to management and allocation at ASM Level 2 are established at ASM Level 1 as “AMC-Manageable Areas” and identified as such in AIP.
Describe CDR
Conditional Routes - CDR
ATS routes that are only available for use and flight planning under specified conditions.
A Conditional Route may have more than one category, and those categories may change at specified times.
What are the categories of Conditional Route?
- Category 1 Conditional Route (CDR1) are available for flight planning during times published in the relevant National Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP).
- Category 2 Conditional Route (CDR2) may be available for flight planning. Flights may only be planned on a CDR2 in accordance with conditions published daily in the CRAM. (conditional route assignement messages)
- Category 3 Conditional Route (CDR3) are not available for flight planning at all. Flights must not be planned on these routes but ATC Units may issue tactical clearances on such route segments.
