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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1358/2003

of 31 July 2003

implementing Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air and amending Annexes I and II thereto

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of passengers, freight and mail by air(1), and in particular Article 10 thereof,

Whereas:

(1) In accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003, the Commission should lay down the arrangements for implementing that Regulation.

(2) It is necessary to establish the list of Community airports, apart from those having only occasional commercial traffic, and the derogations to be provided.

(3) It is necessary to specify the format in which the data are to be transmitted, in sufficient detail to ensure that such data can be processed rapidly and in a cost-effective way.

(4) The arrangements concerning the dissemination of the statistical results should be drawn up.

(5) In accordance with the first indent of Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003, the Commission should also adapt the specifications in the Annexes thereto.

(6) The record structure for data transmission, the codes and the definitions set out in Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 need to be adapted.

(7) Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Statistical Programme Committee set up by Decision 89/382/EEC/Euratom(2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1U.K.

For the purposes of Article 3(2), (4) and (5) of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003, the list of Community airports, apart from those having only occasional commercial traffic, and the derogations, shall be as specified in Annex I to this Regulation.

Article 2U.K.

For the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003, the results shall be transmitted according to the description of the data files and transmission medium defined in Annex II to this Regulation.

Article 3U.K.

For the purposes of Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003, the Commission shall disseminate all data not declared as confidential by the Member States, on any medium and with any data structure.

Article 4U.K.

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 437/2003 are replaced by the text set out in Annex III to this Regulation.

Article 5U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX IU.K.AIRPORT CATEGORIES, LISTS OF COMMUNITY AIRPORTS AND DEROGATIONS

I.Airport categories and reference periods taken into accountU.K.

Four categories of Community airports can be defined:

For the purpose of defining the airport category in year N, the reference year taken into account for the calculation of the passenger units is:

Airports for which passenger units decreased between year N-2 and year N-1 may use year N-1 as the reference year for their classification.

II.Permitted derogationsU.K.

Summary table by reporting year and according to the Community airport size category.

Community Airports categories by sizeYear 2003Year 2004Year 2005
(0) Less than 15 000 passenger units
No obligation to reportNo obligation to reportNo obligation to report
(1) Between 15 000 and 150 000 passenger units
C1 (possible derogation)C1 (possible derogation)C1 (possible derogation)
(2) More than 150 000 and less than 1 500 000 passenger units

A1 (possible derogation)

B1 (possible derogation)

C1 (possible derogation)

A1 (possible derogation)

B1 (possible derogation)

C1 (possible derogation)

A1 (possible derogation)

B1 (possible derogation)

C1 (possible derogation)

(3) At least 1 500 000 passenger units

A1 (no derogations)

B1 (possible derogation)

C1 (no derogations)

A1(no derogations)

B1 (no derogations)

C1 (no derogations)

A1(no derogations)

B1 (no derogations)

C1 (no derogations)

Derogations can be either partial or total.

Partial derogations can only be granted for the following fields: ‘airline information’ and ‘passenger seats available’.

In case a partial derogation is granted for these fields, an ‘unknown code’ shall be reported instead of the expected code (for the ‘Passenger seats available’ field, the unknown code to be used is ‘999999999999’).

If a derogation was granted for an airport in year N but the airport changes category in year N, then the derogation is no longer valid for that year.

III.List of Community airports covered and derogationsU.K.

Community airports having only occasional commercial traffic (category 0) have no obligation to report. They are therefore excluded from the following lists.

Category 1 airports are mentioned in italic font in the following lists.

Category 2 airports are mentioned in normal font in the following lists.

Category 3 airports are mentioned in bold font in the following lists.

Category 3 airports for which a derogation for table B1 is granted in 2003 are marked with an X in column (4) in case of a total derogation and a P in column (4) in case of a partial derogation.

Category 2 airports for which a derogation for table A1 and/or B1 is granted until year N (year 2003, 2004 or 2005) are marked with ‘year N’ in column (5.1) and/or (5.2). In case only a partial derogation is granted, a ‘P’ follows the year.

Category ‘1’ or ‘2’ airports for which a derogation for table C1 is granted until year N (year 2003, 2004 or 2005) are marked with ‘year N’ in column (5.3). In case only a partial derogation is granted, a ‘P’ follows the year.

Details related to partial derogations (if any) follow the tables.

[F1Belgium: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EBAW Antwerpen/Deurne 2
EBBR

Bruxelles/National

Brussel/Nationaal

3
EBCI Charleroi/Brussels South 3
EBLG Liège/Bierset 3
EBOS Oostende 2

Bulgaria: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LBBG Burgas 3
LBPD Plovdiv 1
LBSF Sofia 3
LBWN Varna 3

Czech Republic: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LKKV Karlovy Vary 1
LKMT Ostrava/Mošnov 2
LKPR Praha/Ruzyně 3
LKTB Brno-Tuřany 2

Denmark: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EKAH Århus 2
EKBI Billund 3
EKCH Copenhagen Kastrup 3
EKEB Esbjerg 2
EKKA Karup 2
EKRK Copenhagen Roskilde 1
EKRN Bornholm 2
EKSB Sønderborg 1
EKYT Aalborg 2

Germany: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EDAC Altenburg-Nobitz 1
EDDB Berlin-Schönefeld 3
EDDC Dresden 3
EDDE Erfurt 2
EDDF Frankfurt/Main 3
EDDG Münster/Osnabrück 2
EDDH Hamburg 3
EDDI Berlin-Tempelhof 2
EDDK Köln/Bonn 3
EDDL Düsseldorf 3
EDDM München 3
EDDN Nürnberg 3
EDDP Leipzig/Halle 3
EDDR Saarbrücken 2
EDDS Stuttgart 3
EDDT Berlin-Tegel 3
EDDV Hannover 3
EDDW Bremen 3
EDFH Hahn 3
EDFM Mannheim-Neuostheim 1
EDHK Kiel-Holtenau 1
EDHL Lübeck 2
EDLN Mönchengladbach 1
EDLP Paderborn/Lippstadt 2
EDLV Niederrhein 2
EDLW Dortmund 3
EDMA Augsburg-Mühlhausen 1
EDNY Friedrichshafen 2
EDOG Gransee 1
EDOR Rostock-Laage 2
EDQM Hof 1
EDTK Karlsruhe 2
EDVE Braunschweig 1
EDWG Wangerooge 1
EDWJ Juist 1
EDWS Norden-Norddeich 1
EDXP Harle 1
EDXW Westerland/Sylt 1
ETNU Neubrandenburg 1

Estonia: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EECL Tallinn/City Hall 1
EETN Tallinn/Ülemiste 2

Greece: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LGAL Alexandroupolis 2
LGAV Athens 3
LGBL Nea Anchialos 1
LGHI Chios 2
LGIK Ikaria 1
LGIO Ioannina 1
LGIR Irakleion 3
LGKC Kithira 1
LGKF Kefallinia 2
LGKL Kalamata 1
LGKO Kos 3
LGKP Karpathos 2
LGKR Kerkyra 3
LGKV Kavala 2
LGLE Leros 1
LGLM Limnos 1
LGMK Mykonos 2
LGML Milos 1
LGMT Mytilini 2
LGNX Naxos 1
LGPA Paros 1
LGPZ Aktio 2
LGRP Rodos 3
LGRX Araxos 1
LGSA Chania 3
LGSK Skiathos 2
LGSM Samos 2
LGSR Santorini 2
LGST Siteia 1
LGTS Thessaloniki 3
LGZA Zakynthos 2

Spain: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
GCFV Puerto del Rosario/Fuerteventura 3
GCGM Gomera 1
GCHI Hierro 2
GCLA Santa Cruz de la Palma 2
GCLP Las Palmas/Gran Canaria 3
GCRR Arrecife/Lanzarote 3
GCTS Tenerife Sur-Reina Sofía 3
GCXO Tenerife Norte 3
GECT Ceuta 1
GEML Melilla 2
LEAL Alicante 3
LEAM Almería 2
LEAS Avilés/Asturias 2
LEBB Bilbao 3
LEBL Barcelona 3
LEBZ Badajoz/Talavera la Real 1
LECO La Coruña 2
LEGE Girona/Costa Brava 3
LEGR Granada 2
LEIB Ibiza 3
LEJR Jerez 2
LELC Murcia-San Javier 2
LELN León 1
LEMD Madrid/Barajas 3
LEMG Málaga 3
LEMH Menorca/Mahón 3
LEPA Palma de Mallorca 3
LERJ Logroño 1
LEPP Pamplona 2
LERS Reus 2
LESA Salamanca 1
LESO San Sebastián 2
LEST Santiago 3
LEVC Valencia 3
LEVD Valladolid 2
LEVT Vitoria 2
LEVX Vigo 2
LEXJ Santander 2
LEZG Zaragoza 2
LEZL Sevilla 3

France: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
FMEE St-Denis-Roland-Garros (Réunion) 3
FMEP Saint-Pierre-Pierrefonds (Réunion) 1
LFBA Agen — La Garenne 1
LFBD Bordeaux — Mérignac 3
LFBE Bergerac — Roumanière 2
LFBH La Rochelle — Île de Ré 1
LFBI Poitiers — Biard 1
LFBL Limoges 2
LFBO Toulouse — Blagnac 3
LFBP Pau — Pyrénées 2
LFBT Tarbes — Lourdes — Pyrénées 2
LFBV Brive — Laroche 1
LFBZ Biarritz — Bayonne — Anglet 2
LFCK Castres — Mazamet 1
LFCR Rodez — Marcillac 2
LFDN Rochefort — Saint-Agnant 1
LFJL Metz — Nancy — Lorraine 2
LFKB Bastia — Poretta 2
LFKC Calvi — Sainte-Catherine 2
LFKF Figari — Sud Corse 2
LFKJ Ajaccio — Campo Dell'Oro 2
LFLB Chambéry — Aix-les-Bains 2
LFLC Clermont-Ferrand — Auvergne 2
LFLL Lyon — St-Exupéry 3
LFLP Annecy — Meythet 1
LFLS Grenoble — St-Geoirs 2
LFLW Aurillac — Tronquières 1
LFLX Châteauroux/ — Déols 1
LFMD Cannes — Mandelieu 1
LFMH St-Étienne — Bouthéon 1
LFMK Carcassonne 2
LFML Marseille — Provence 3
LFMN Nice — Côte d'azur 3
LFMP Perpignan — Rivesaltes 2
LFMT Montpellier — Méditerranée 2
LFMU Béziers — Vias 1
LFMV Avignon — Caumont 1
LFOB Beauvais — Tillé 3
LFOH La Havre — Octeville 1
LFOK Châlons — Vatry 2
LFOP Rouen — Vallée de Seine 1
LFOT Tours — St-Symphorien 1
LFPG Paris — Charles-de-Gaulle 3
LFPO Paris — Orly 3
LFQQ Lille — Lesquin 2
LFRB Brest — Guipavas 2
LFRD Dinard — Pleurtuit 2
LFRG Deauville — St-Gatien 1
LFRH Lorient 2
LFRK Caen — Carpiquet 1
LFRN Rennes — St-Jacques 2
LFRO Lannion — Servel 1
LFRQ Quimper — Cornouaille 1
LFRS Nantes — Atlantique 3
LFSB Bâle — Mulhouse 3
LFSR Reims — Champagne 1
LFST Strasbourg 3
LFTH Toulon — Hyères 2
LFTW Nîmes — Arles — Camargue 2
SOCA Cayenne — Rochambeau (Guyane) 2
TFFF Fort-de-France (Martinique) 3
TFFG St-Martin — Grand-Case (Guadeloupe) 2
TFFJ St-Barthélemy (Guadeloupe) 2
TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) 3

[F2Croatia: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport Name Airport category in 2011
LDZA Zagreb/Pleso 3
LDSP Split/Kaštela 2
LDDU Dubrovnik/Čilipi 2
LDPL Pula/Pula 2
LDRI Rijeka/Krk 1
LDZD Zadar/Zemunik 2
LDOS Osijek/Klisa 1]

Ireland: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EICA Connemara Regional Airport 1
EICK Cork 3
EICM Galway 2
EIDL Donegal 1
EIDW Dublin 3
EIKN Connaught Regional Airport 2
EIKY Kerry 2
EINN Shannon 3
EISG Sligo Regional Airport 1
EIWF Waterford 1

Italy: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LIBC Crotone 1
LIBD Bari-Palese Macchie 3
LIBP Pescara 2
LIBR Brindisi-Casale 2
LICA Lamezia Terme 2
LICC Catania-Fontanarossa 3
LICD Lampedusa 2
LICG Pantelleria 1
LICJ Palermo-Punta Raisi 3
LICR Reggio di Calabria 1
LICT Trapani-Birgi 2
LIEA Alghero-Fertilia 2
LIEE Cagliari-Elmas 3
LIEO Olbia-Costa Smeralda 3
LIMC Milano-Malpensa 3
LIME Bergamo-Orio al Serio 3
LIMF Torino-Caselle 3
LIMJ Genova-Sestri 2
LIML Milano-Linate 3
LIMP Parma 1
LIMZ Cuneo/Levaldigi 1
LIPB Bolzano 1
LIPE Bologna-Borgo Panigale 3
LIPH Treviso-Sant'Angelo 2
LIPK Forlì 2
LIPO Brescia-Montichiari 2
LIPQ Trieste-Ronchi dei Legionari 2
LIPR Rimini 2
LIPX Verona-Villafranca 3
LIPY Ancona-Falconara 2
LIPZ Venezia-Tessera 3
LIRA Roma-Ciampino 3
LIRF Roma-Fiumicino 3
LIRN Napoli-Capodichino 3
LIRP Pisa-San Giusto 3
LIRQ Firenze-Peretola 3
LIRZ Perugia 1

Cyprus: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LCLK Larnaka 3
LCPH Pafos 3

Latvia: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EVRA Rīga 3

Lithuania: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EYKA Kaunas 1
EYPA Palanga 1
EYVI Vilnius 2

Luxembourg: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
ELLX Luxembourg 3

Hungary: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LHBP Budapest-Ferihegy 3
LHDC Debrecen 1
LHSM Sármellék-Balaton 1

Malta: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LMML Malta/Luqa 3

Netherlands: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EHAM Amsterdam/Schiphol 3
EHBK Maastricht-Aachen 2
EHEH Eindhoven/Welschap 2
EHGG Eelde/Groningen 1
EHRD Rotterdam/Zestienhoven 2

Austria: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LOWG Graz 2
LOWI Innsbruck 2
LOWK Klagenfurt 2
LOWL Linz 2
LOWS Salzburg 3
LOWW Wien/Schwechat 3

Poland: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EPBG Bydgoszcz – Szwederowo 1
EPGD Gdańsk – Rębiechowo 2
EPKK Kraków – Balice 3
EPKT Katowice – Pyrzowice 2
EPPO Poznań – Ławica 2
EPRZ Rzeszów – Jasionka 1
EPSC Szczecin – Goleniów 1
EPWA Warszawa – Okęcie 3
EPWR Wrocław – Strachowice 2
EPLL Lódź – Lublinek 1

Portugal: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LPFL Flores 1
LPFR Faro 3
LPFU Madeira/Madeira 3
LPHR Horta 2
LPLA Lajes 2
LPPD Ponta Delgada 2
LPPO Santa Maria 1
LPPR Porto 3
LPPS Porto Santo 2
LPPT Lisboa 3

Romania: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LRBC Bacău 1
LRBS București/Băneasa 2
LRCK Constanța/M. Kogălniceanu 1
LRCL Cluj-Napoca/Someșeni 2
LRIA Iași 1
LROD Oradea 1
LROP București/Otopeni 3
LRSB Sibiu/Turnișor 1
LRTR Timișoara/Giarmata 2

Slovenia: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LJLJ Ljubljana 2

Slovakia: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
LZIB Bratislava 2
LZKZ Košice 2
LZSL Sliač 1
LZTT Poprad-Tatry 1

Finland: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EFHK Helsinki-Vantaa 3
EFIV Ivalo 2
EFJO Joensuu 2
EFJY Jyväskylä 2
EFKE Kemi-Tornio 1
EFKI Kajaani 1
EFKK Kruunupyy 1
EFKS Kuusamo 1
EFKT Kittilä 2
EFKU Kuopio 2
EFLP Lappeenranta 1
EFMA Mariehamn 1
EFOU Oulu 2
EFPO Pori 1
EFRO Rovaniemi 2
EFSA Savonlinna 1
EFSI Seinäjoki 1
EFTP Tampere-Pirkkala 2
EFTU Turku 2
EFVA Vaasa 2
EFVR Varkaus 1

Sweden: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
ESDF Ronneby 2
ESGG Göteborg-Landvetter 3
ESGJ Jönköping 1
ESGP Göteborg City 2
ESGT Trollhättan/Vänersborg 1
ESKN Stockholm/Skavsta 3
ESMK Kristianstad/Everöd 1
ESMQ Kalmar 2
ESMS Malmö-Sturup 3
ESMT Halmstad 1
ESMX Växjö/Kronoberg 2
ESNG Gällivare 1
ESNK Kramfors 1
ESNL Lycksele 1
ESNN Sundsvall-Härnösand 2
ESNO Örnsköldsvik 1
ESNQ Kiruna 2
ESNS Skellefteå 2
ESNU Umeå 2
ESNX Arvidsjaur 1
ESOE Örebro 1
ESOK Karlstad 2
ESOW Stockholm/Västerås 2
ESPA Luleå 2
ESPC Östersund 2
ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda 3
ESSB Stockholm-Bromma 2
ESSD Borlänge 1
ESSL Linköping/Saab 1
ESSP Norrköping 1
ESSV Visby 2
ESTA Ängelholm 2

United Kingdom: List of Community airports

ICAO airport code Airport name Airport category in 2007
EGAA Belfast International 3
EGAC Belfast City 3
EGAE City of Derry (Eglinton) 2
EGBB Birmingham 3
EGBE Coventry 2
EGCC Manchester 3
EGCN Doncaster Sheffield 2
EGDG Newquay 2
EGFF Cardiff Wales 3
EGGD Bristol 3
EGGP Liverpool 3
EGGW Luton 3
EGHC Lands End 1
EGHD Plymouth 1
EGHE Isles of Scilly (St.Marys) 1
EGHH Bournemouth 2
EGHI Southampton 3
EGHK Penzance Heliport 1
EGHT Isles of Scilly (Tresco) 1
EGKK Gatwick 3
EGLC London City 3
EGLL Heathrow 3
EGMH Kent International 2
EGNH Blackpool 2
EGNJ Humberside 2
EGNM Leeds Bradford 3
EGNR Hawarden 1
EGNT Newcastle 3
EGNV Durham Tees Valley 2
EGNX Nottingham East Midlands 3
EGPA Kirkwall 1
EGPB Sumburgh 1
EGPC Wick 1
EGPD Aberdeen 3
EGPE Inverness 2
EGPF Glasgow 3
EGPH Edinburgh 3
EGPI Islay 1
EGPK Prestwick 3
EGPL Benbecula 1
EGPM Scatsta 2
EGPN Dundee 1
EGPO Stornoway 1
EGSH Norwich 2
EGSS Stansted 3
EGTE Exeter 2]

ANNEX IIU.K.DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA FILES AND TRANSMISSION MEDIUM

Two EDI compatible formats are acceptable for the transmission of the regulation tables: ‘CSV’ (Comma Separated Values) with semicolon (;) as field separator and GESMES-EDIFACT.

List and description of the fields to be used for each table of the Regulation:U.K.

The following summary table gives for each table of the regulation (A1, B1 and C1) and each record (line), the list of fields to be provided. Two different types of fields are marked in the column associated to the relevant table:

Format and size of the fields:U.K.

The format of each field is either numeric (n) or alphabetic (a) or alphanumeric (an)

The size is either fixed (‘format + number’ — e.g.: ‘n4’) or variable with a maximum number of positions (‘format + “..” + maximum number of positions — e.g.: “n..12”’).

PosFieldsFormat and sizeTables
A1B1C1
1Table identificationan2XXX
2Reporting countrya2XXX
3Reference yearn2XXX
4Reference periodan2XXX
5Reporting airportan4XXX
6Partner airportan4XX
7Arrival/departuren1XX
8Scheduled/non-scheduled servicesn1XX
9Passenger flight/All-freight and mail flightn1XX
10Airline informationa3XXX
11Aircraft typean..4X
12 Passengers n..12 X X X
13 Direct transit passengers n..12 X
14 Freight and mail n..12 X X X
15 Commercial air flights (table ‘A1’)/Total commercial aircraft movements (table ‘C1’) n..12 X X
16 Total aircraft movements n..12 X
17 Passenger seats available n..12 X

One table (for one period) should correspond to one file (or ‘consignment’) transmitted to Eurostat

Each file (table) should be named according to the following standard: ‘CCYYPPTT.csv’ (for csv format) or: ‘CCYYPPTT.ges’ (for gesmes format): where ‘CC’ represents the Country Code (ISO alpha2), ‘YY’ the Year, ‘PP’ the period (AN, Q1..Q4 or 01..12) and ‘TT’, the Table-ID (‘A1’, ‘B1’ or ‘C1’).

In case the file is compressed, the ‘.zip’ suffix should be used instead of ‘.csv’ or ‘.ges’.

The transmission mean shall be compatible with an automatic monitoring and processing of data in Eurostat.

EDI compatible tools should be favoured. Nevertheless, ‘Pre-EDI’ tools as well as structured e-mail sent to an address given by Eurostat could also be accepted in a transitional period.

In case a structured e-mail is used, then:

ANNEX IIIU.K.Amendments to the Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 437/2003

ANNEX IU.K.

RECORD STRUCTURE FOR DATA TRANSMISSION TO EUROSTAT

The scope of the data to be reported is limited to civil aviation.

State flights and movements by surface modes of either passengers travelling with a flight code or freight shipped using an air waybill are excluded.

A.Flight stage table (monthly data(3))

Data reported in this table refer to commercial air services only.

Data file record format
ElementsCoding detailNomenclatureUnit
Table2-alpha“A1”
Reporting country2-alpha(1) Main ICAO nationality letters
Reference year2-digitType “yy” (2 last positions of the year)
Reference period2-alpha(2) Explicit (or Statra)
Reporting airport4-alpha(3) ICAO
Next/previous airport4-alpha(3) ICAO
Arrival/departure1-digit
1

=

arrival

2

=

departure

Scheduled/non-scheduled service1-digit
1

=

scheduled

2

=

non-scheduled

Passenger service/all-freight and mail service1-digit
1

=

passenger service

2

=

all-freight and mail service

Airline information3-alpha(4) Information on the airline (optional)
Aircraft type4-alpha(5) ICAO
Passengers on board12-digitpassenger
Freight and mail on board12-digittonne
Commercial air flights12-digitnumber of flights
Passenger seats available12-digitpassenger seat
B.On flight origin/destination table (monthly data(3))

Data reported in this table refer to commercial air services only.

Data file record format
ElementsCoding detailNomenclatureUnit
Table2-alphaB1
Reporting country2-alpha(1) Main ICAO nationality letters
Reference year2-digitType “yy” (2 last positions of the year)
Reference period2-alpha(2) Explicit (or Statra)
Reporting airport4-alpha(3) ICAO
On flight origin/destination airport4-alpha(3) ICAO
Arrival/departure1-digit
1

=

arrival

2

=

departure

Scheduled/non-scheduled services1-digit
1

=

scheduled

2

=

non-scheduled

Passenger service/all-freight and mail service1-digit
1

=

passenger service

2

=

all-freight and mail service

Airline information3-alpha(4) Information on the airline (optional)
Passengers carried12-digitpassenger
Freight and mail loaded or unloaded12-digittonne
C.Airports table (at least annual data)

Data reported in this table refer to commercial air services only, with the exception of “total commercial aircraft movements” which also refers to all commercial general aviation operations and “total aircraft movements” which refers to all civil aircraft movements (except State flights).

Data file record format
a

The “airline information” field is obligatory only for airports which also have to report tables A1 and B1. For the airports which are under no obligation to report tables A1 and B1, a code that covers all airlines may be used.

ElementsCoding detailNomenclatureUnit
Table2-alphaC1
Reporting country2-alpha(1) Main ICAO nationality letters
Reference year2-digitType “yy”
Reference period2-alpha(2) Explicit (or Statra)
Reporting airport4-alpha(3) ICAO
Airline informationa3-alpha(4) Information on the airline
Total passengers carried12-digitpassenger
Total direct transit passengers12-digitpassenger
Total freight and mail loaded/unloaded12-digittonne
Total commercial aircraft movements12-digitmovement
Total aircraft movements12-digitmovement

CODES

1.Reporting country

The coding system to be used is derived from the ICAO index to nationality letters for location indicators. If several ICAO prefixes exist for the same country, only the main ICAO prefix of the mainland is applicable.

Belgium

EB

Denmark

EK

Germany

ED

Greece

LG

Spain

LE

France

LF

Ireland

EI

Italy

LI

Luxembourg

EL

Netherlands

EH

Austria

LO

Portugal

LP

Finland

EF

Sweden

ES

United Kingdom

EG

2.Reference period
AN

(or 45) year

Q1

(or 21) January-March (first quarter)

Q2

(or 22) April-June (second quarter)

Q3

(or 23) July-September (third quarter)

Q4

(or 24) October-December (fourth quarter)

01 to 12

January to December (month)

3.Airports

Airports shall be coded according to the ICAO four-letter codes as listed in ICAO document 7910. Unknown airports should be coded as “ZZZZ”.

4.Airline information

Airlines partly licensed in EU shall be reported as “EU airlines”.

On a voluntary basis, the code “2”+Iso alpha 2 country code (country of licensing of the airline) could also be used as well as the ICAO airline code.

5.Aircraft type

Aircraft types shall be coded according to ICAO aircraft type designators as listed in ICAO document 8643.

Unknown aircraft types should be coded as “ZZZZ”.

ANNEX IIU.K.DEFINITIONS AND STATISTICS TO BE REPORTED

Following the header of each definition, the list of articles or tables of the regulation where a reference to the term is made can be found.

I.DEFINITIONS AND VARIABLES OF GENERAL INTEREST

1.Community airport (Articles 1 and 3)

A defined area on land or water in a Member State subject to the provisions of the treaty, which is intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival, departure and surface movement of aircraft and open for commercial air services (see -4-).

2.State flight (Article 1 and table C1)

Any flight performed by aircraft for military, customs, police or other law enforcement services of a State.

Any flight declared as a “State flight” by State authorities.

The expression “except for flights by States aircraft” in Article 1 should be interpreted as “except for State flights”.

3.Passenger unit (Article 3(2), (4) and (5))

One passenger unit is equivalent to either one passenger or 100 kilograms of freight and mail.

For the purpose of drawing up the list of Community airports (see-1-) as referred to in Article 3(2) and for the transitional period referred to in Article 3(4) and (5), the calculation of thresholds using “passenger units” has to take into account at Community airports (see-1-), the total passengers carried (see-16-) plus the total direct transit passengers (see-18-) (counted once) plus the total freight and mail loaded and unloaded (see-17-).

4.Commercial air service (Article 1 and tables A1, B1, C1)

An air transport flight or series of flights for the public transport of passengers and/or freight and mail, for remuneration or for hire.

The air service may be either scheduled(-5-) or non-scheduled(-6-).

5.Scheduled air service (Tables A1 and B1)

A commercial air service (see-4-) operated according to a published timetable, or with such a regular frequency that it constitutes an easily recognisable systematic series of flights.

Includes extra section flights occasioned by overflow traffic from scheduled flights.

6.Non-scheduled air service (Tables A1 and B1)

A commercial air service (see-4-) other than scheduled air service(see-5-).

7.Passenger air service (Tables A1 and B1)

Scheduled (see-5-) or non-scheduled air service (see-6-) performed by aircraft carrying one or more revenue passengers and any flights listed in published timetables as open to passengers.

Includes flights carrying both revenue passengers and revenue freight and mail.

8.All-freight and mail air service (Tables A1 and B1)

Scheduled (see-5-) or non-scheduled air service (see-6-) performed by aircraft carrying revenue loads other than revenue passengers, i.e. freight and mail.

Excludes flights carrying one or more revenue passengers and flights listed in published timetables as open to passengers.

9.Airline (Commercial air transport operator) (Tables A1, B1 and C1)

An air transport undertaking with a valid operating licence for operating commercial air flights (see-13-).

Where airlines have joint-venture or other contractual arrangements requiring two or more of them to assume separate responsibility for the offer and sale of air transport products for a flight or combination of flights, the airline actually operating the flight shall be reported.

II.DEFINITIONS AND VARIABLES OF INTEREST FOR TABLE A1 (FLIGHT STAGE)

10.Flight stage (Table A1)

The operation of an aircraft from take-off to its next landing.

11.Passengers on board (Table A1)

All passengers on board of the aircraft upon landing at the reporting airport or at taking off from the reporting airport.

All revenue and non revenue passengers on board an aircraft during a flight stage (see-10-).

Includes direct transit passengers(see-18-) (counted at arrivals and departures).

12.Freight and mail on board (Table A1)

All freight and mail on board of the aircraft upon landing at the reporting airport or at taking off from the reporting airport.

All freight and mail on board an aircraft during a flight stage (see-10-).

Includes direct transit freight and mail (counted at arrivals and departures).

Includes express services and diplomatic bags.

Excludes passenger baggage.

13.Commercial air flight (Table A1)

An air transport flight performed for the public transport of passengers and/or freight and mail, for remuneration and for hire.

In table A1, the commercial air flights are aggregated to calculate the other “indicator fields” (“Passengers on board (see-11-)”, “Freight and mail on board (see-12-)” and “Passenger seats available (see-14-)”).

14.Passenger seats available (Table A1)

The total number of passenger seats available for sale on an aircraft operating a flight stage (see-10-) between a pair of airports.

On a flight stage (-10-), the total number of revenue passengers should not exceed the total number of passenger seats available for sale.

Includes seats which are already sold on a flight stage i.e. including those occupied by direct transit passengers (see-18-).

Excludes seats not actually available for the carriage of passengers because of maximum gross weight limitations.

If information on this basis is not available, then one of the following estimates should be provided in order of preference (from more to less adequate):

1.

the specific aircraft configuration expressed in number of passenger seats available in the aircraft (identified by aircraft registration number),

2.

the average aircraft configuration expressed in average number of passenger seats available for the type of aircraft for the airline,

3.

the average aircraft configuration expressed in average number of passenger seats available for the type of aircraft.

III.DEFINITIONS AND VARIABLES OF INTEREST FOR TABLE B1 (ON FLIGHT ORIGIN AND DESTINATION) AND TABLE C1 (AIRPORTS)

15.On flight origin and destination (Table B1)

Traffic on a commercial air service(see-4-) identified by a unique flight number subdivided by airport pairs in accordance with point of embarkation and point of disembarkation on that flight.

For passengers, freight or mail where the airport of embarkation is not known, the aircraft origin should be deemed to be the point of embarkation; similarly, if the airport of disembarkation is not known, the aircraft destination should be deemed to be the point of disembarkation.

16.Passengers carried (Tables B1 and C1)

All passengers on a particular flight (with one flight number) counted once only and not repeatedly on each individual stage of that flight.

All revenue and non revenue passengers whose journey begins or terminates at the reporting airport and transfer passengers joining or leaving the flight at the reporting airport.

Excludes direct transit passengers(see-18-).

17.Freight and mail loaded or unloaded (Tables B1 and C1)

All freight and mail loaded onto or unloaded from an aircraft.

Includes express services and diplomatic bags.

Excludes passenger baggage.

Excludes direct transit freight and mail.

18.Direct transit passengers (Table C1)

Passengers who, after a short stop, continue their journey on the same aircraft on a flight having the same flight number as the flight on which they arrive.

In total airport statistics as well as for the calculation of the passenger units(see-3-), passengers in direct transit are counted once only.

Passengers who change aircraft because of technical problems but continue on a flight with the same flight number are counted as direct transit passengers.

On some flights with intermediate stops, the flight number changes at an airport to designate the change between an inbound and outbound flight. An example is a flight from Barcelona to Hamburg where the flight continues to Frankfurt before returning to Barcelona. Where passengers for an intermediate destination continue their journey on the same aircraft in such circumstances, they should be counted as direct transit passengers.

19.Total commercial aircraft movements (Table C1)

All take-offs and landings for flights performed for remuneration and for hire.

Includes commercial air services (-4-) as well as all commercial general aviation operations.

20.Total aircraft movements (Table C1)

All take-offs and landings of aircraft.

Includes total commercial aircraft movements (-19-) as well as non-commercial general aviation operations.

Excludes State flights (-2-).

Excludes Touch and goes, overshoots and unsuccessful approaches.

(3)

In 2003 quarterly data can be accepted.