| Year | ATCO-hour productivity1 | Employment cost per ATCO hour2 | Support staff ratio3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.83 | €112 | 3.20 |
| 2016 | 0.84 | €113 | 3.10 |
| 2017 | 0.88 | €114 | 3.10 |
| 2018 | 0.93 | €115 | 3.10 |
| 2019 | 0.97 | €118 | 3.10 |
| 2020 | 0.47 | €131 | 3.10 |
| 2021 | 0.60 | €126 | 3.20 |
| Source: EUROCONTROL PRU, ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (2023 Edition) | |||
| 1 Unit: composite flight-hours per ATCO-hour | |||
| 2 Unit: euro per ATCO-hour in OPS | |||
| 3 Unit: gate-to-gate ANS staff to ATCOs in OPS | |||
33 ATM cost-effectiveness indicators
33.1 EUROCONTROL recommended values
This section considers some key performance indicators of cost-effectiveness and productivity for the Air Navigation Services Providers (ANSP) in the EUROCONTROL area.
Table 33.1 shows the trends in European system averages for the years 2015 through 2021. The ACE benchmarking reports comprise data about and analysis of cost-effectiveness and productivity for the ANSPs in EUROCONTROL’s Member States. The key performance drivers of cost-effectiveness are (i) productivity, (ii) employment costs and (iii) support costs, comprising costs for non-ATCOs in OPS employment, non-staff operating costs, exceptional costs, depreciation, and capital-related costs
On top of the above values, 2021 key performance drivers of financial cost-effectiveness for ANSPs are summarised in Figure 2.7 of the source document.[1] A wide variation per ANSP can be observed:
ATCO productivity ranges from 0.14 to 1.52 (Figure 2.8 of the source document)
Employment costs per ATCO-hour vary from a minimum of €17 to a maximum of €358 per ATCO-hour (Figure 2.10 of the source document)
Support cost ratio varies from 0.22 to 1.48 in 2021 (Annex 3, Table 0.1 of the source document)
Note
The employment costs above refer to gate-to-gate cost (i.e. en-route and terminal costs) and are expressed in nominal prices.
33.3 References
[1]
EUROCONTROL PRU, “ATM Cost-Effectiveness (ACE) Benchmarking Report (2023 Edition),” May 2023.