| Capability | Number of flights1 | As a % of all flights |
|---|---|---|
| A – GBAS landing system | 2,029,678 | 10.97% |
| B – LPV (APV with SBAS) | 1,856,684 | 10.03% |
| D – RNAV 1 | 17,931,330 | 96.88% |
| O –- Basic RNP 1 | 15,712,410 | 84.89% |
| S – RNP APCH | 17,295,534 | 93.44% |
| 1 The number of flights is the number of arrivals or departures, or arrivals and departures in line with the selection criteria in the CNS dashboard | ||
28 Fleet CNS capability
28.1 EUROCONTROL recommended values
The subsections below provide statistics on flights and aircraft with certain Communication, Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) equipment and capabilities.
The EUROCONTROL Aircraft communication, navigation & surveillance (CNS) dashboard provides information for monitoring fleet capabilities and preparing performance-based navigation (PBN) deployment plans. It does so by analysing CNS and PBN information contained in ICAO flight plans and generates reports on aircraft or flight characteristics. Note that the capabilities of aircraft which do not submit flight plans are not covered in the dashboard figures. The missing information is to a large extent for general aviation (GA) flights.
The dashboard provides statistics on equipment and capabilities such as:
Communication: FMC WPR ACARS, HF RTF; CPDLC FANS 1/A HFDL; etc.
Navigation: RNAV 5, RNAV 1, RNP 1, RNP APCH (including LPV capability), GBAS, etc.
Surveillance: ADS-B, ADS-C, Mode S transponder, etc.
Different periods of time, airports, airlines, or aircraft types (depending on the user profile) can be analysed.
To access the dashboard, you first need to register on the OneSky Online portal using the link in the source above.
28.1.2 Communication (COM) flight capabilities
The values presented in the tables hereafter are weighted by flight. Values are based on flights arriving at ECAC Airports and the data is originated from EUROCONTROL Aircraft communication, navigation & surveillance (CNS) dashboard. Please refer to this source for more detailed information and further data.
| Capability | Number of flights | As a % of all flights |
|---|---|---|
| Datalink | ||
| E2 - D-FIS ACARS | 34,120,473 | 41.70% |
| E3 - PDC ACARS | 3,682,878 | 44.98% |
| J1 - CPDLC ATN VDL Mode 2 | 5,836,183 | 71.29% |
| J4 - CPDLC FANS 1/A VDL Mode 2 | 914,209 | 11.20% |
| J5 - CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (INMARSAT) | 647,681 | 7.90% |
| J7 - CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (iridium) | 241,932 | 2.96% |
| Voice | ||
| H - HF RTF | 3,547,340 | 46.33% |
| M1 - ATC RTF SATCOM (INMARSAT) | 616,204 | 7.53% |
| M2 - ATC RTF (MTSAT) | 35,481 | 0.43% |
| M3 - ATC RTF (iridium) | 329,184 | 4.02% |
| U - UHF RTF | 262,483 | 3.21% |
| V - VHF RTF | 906,101 | 11.07% |
| Y - VHF with 8.33 kHz channel spacing capability | 8,168,841 | 99.78% |
| Airport | E2 - D-FIS ACARS | E3 - PDC ACARS | J1 - CPDLC ATN VDL Mode 2 | J4 - CPDLC FANS 1/A VDL Mode 2 | J5 - CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (INMARSAT) | J7 - CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (IRIDIUM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBBR | 26.8% | 60.6% | 78.7% | 13.8% | 14.3% | 3.8% |
| EDDB | 60.5% | 60.4% | 86.0% | 8.3% | 4.3% | 2.0% |
| EDDF | 81.8% | 81.4% | 74.0% | 17.8% | 22.9% | 3.2% |
| EDDL | 56.3% | 56.4% | 89.3% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 0.8% |
| EDDM | 80.3% | 78.1% | 83.3% | 9.7% | 9.8% | 1.8% |
| EGCC | 37.5% | 43.3% | 82.6% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 5.6% |
| EGKK | 65.1% | 73.8% | 93.6% | 9.0% | 5.8% | 2.3% |
| EGLL | 33.6% | 85.4% | 80.8% | 28.8% | 38.6% | 3.9% |
| EGSS | 16.5% | 12.7% | 88.8% | 7.4% | 5.8% | 6.2% |
| EHAM | 81.2% | 83.5% | 84.7% | 9.2% | 16.3% | 3.3% |
| EIDW | 38.2% | 43.3% | 81.1% | 12.6% | 9.0% | 8.1% |
| EKCH | 31.1% | 65.9% | 78.6% | 11.0% | 5.4% | 4.2% |
| ENGM | 40.5% | 81.1% | 84.3% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 4.6% |
| ESSA | 33.0% | 61.4% | 81.6% | 6.4% | 5.0% | 4.1% |
| LEBL | 23.9% | 28.0% | 88.2% | 7.9% | 6.4% | 2.0% |
| LEMD | 24.4% | 31.8% | 88.5% | 15.8% | 17.7% | 1.6% |
| LEPA | 37.1% | 33.2% | 84.4% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1.3% |
| LFMN | 59.0% | 62.8% | 71.7% | 14.5% | 9.6% | 3.4% |
| LFPG | 79.8% | 83.3% | 75.2% | 24.4% | 23.7% | 4.0% |
| LFPO | 35.5% | 40.6% | 87.5% | 7.8% | 9.1% | 1.4% |
| LIMC | 55.9% | 60.8% | 77.8% | 19.6% | 12.8% | 3.6% |
| LIRF | 30.7% | 35.9% | 89.3% | 14.6% | 8.8% | 3.1% |
| LOWW | 78.2% | 43.0% | 86.4% | 9.8% | 6.9% | 2.1% |
| LSZH | 74.6% | 76.5% | 80.0% | 15.3% | 14.4% | 2.1% |
| LTFM | 83.9% | 83.3% | 75.3% | 27.3% | 23.4% | 0.7% |
| Airport | H – HF RTF | M1 – ATC RTF SATCOM (INMARSAT) | M2 – ATC RTF (MTSAT) | M3 – ATC RTF (IRIDIUM) | U – UHF RTF | V – VHF RTF | Y – VHF with 8.33 kHz channel spacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBBR | 62.1% | 14.5% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 39.1% | 100.0% |
| EDDB | 39.4% | 5.5% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 9.4% | 100.0% |
| EDDF | 35.5% | 22.3% | 0.6% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 8.5% | 100.0% |
| EDDL | 36.1% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 22.5% | 100.0% |
| EDDM | 24.1% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 6.9% | 100.0% |
| EGCC | 54.9% | 10.0% | 0.4% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 5.9% | 100.0% |
| EGKK | 63.0% | 6.1% | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.4% | 7.1% | 100.0% |
| EGLL | 62.3% | 38.6% | 12.7% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 6.0% | 100.0% |
| EGSS | 33.0% | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 4.9% | 100.0% |
| EHAM | 41.1% | 8.2% | 0.1% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 7.1% | 100.0% |
| EIDW | 45.9% | 8.4% | 0.4% | 6.4% | 1.1% | 3.5% | 100.0% |
| EKCH | 40.0% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 1.1% | 7.1% | 100.0% |
| ENGM | 47.4% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 3.4% | 100.0% |
| ESSA | 32.8% | 6.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.0% | 6.8% | 100.0% |
| LEBL | 51.1% | 5.6% | 0.1% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 41.1% | 100.0% |
| LEMD | 60.8% | 16.1% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 0.8% | 3.1% | 99.9% |
| LEPA | 50.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 13.6% | 100.0% |
| LFMN | 49.3% | 5.9% | 0.1% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 5.5% | 100.0% |
| LFPG | 50.3% | 24.2% | 0.6% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 6.8% | 100.0% |
| LFPO | 72.6% | 9.7% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 16.2% | 99.9% |
| LIMC | 57.9% | 14.1% | 0.2% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 8.6% | 100.0% |
| LIRF | 38.2% | 9.3% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 9.7% | 100.0% |
| LOWW | 40.4% | 7.1% | 0.4% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 6.3% | 100.0% |
| LSZH | 37.6% | 13.6% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 7.3% | 100.0% |
| LTFM | 93.8% | 31.5% | 0.0% | 11.8% | 0.9% | 4.9% | 100.0% |
| Aircraft | E2 - D-FIS ACARS | E3 - PDC ACARS | J1 - CPDLC ATN VDL Mode 2 | J4 - CPDLC FANS 1/A VDL Mode 2 | J5 - CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (INMARSAT) | J7 - CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (IRIDIUM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A319 | 59.79% | 64.74% | 81.86% | 8.66% | 9.07% | 1.24% |
| A320 | 53.22% | 49.94% | 85.12% | 7.60% | 1.68% | 0.19% |
| A320 NEO | 34.85% | 42.89% | 81.86% | 9.48% | 0.82% | 6.19% |
| A321 | 71.30% | 70.22% | 83.91% | 14.78% | 4.35% | 1.96% |
| A330 | 59.85% | 71.59% | 10.10% | 54.29% | 85.48% | 9.72% |
| ATR72 | 6.98% | 6.98% | 0.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| B737 | 27.38% | 31.89% | 70.71% | 9.94% | 5.32% | 4.78% |
| B767 | 42.80% | 68.72% | 15.02% | 54.53% | 36.63% | 40.33% |
| B777 | 62.90% | 92.36% | 46.35% | 61.38% | 97.11% | 9.85% |
| B787 | 57.98% | 84.51% | 91.43% | 88.15% | 98.00% | 4.58% |
| CL900RJ | 42.17% | 66.27% | 78.31% | 1.20% | 0.00% | 1.20% |
| DHC8 | 7.69% | 2.20% | 0.55% | 0.00% | 1.10% | 2.20% |
| E175 | 75.00% | 73.21% | 71.43% | 5.36% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| E190 | 65.61% | 66.67% | 89.95% | 9.52% | 1.06% | 3.70% |
| E195 | 63.22% | 71.26% | 91.95% | 21.84% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Aircraft type | H – HF RTF | M1 – ATC RTF SATCOM (INMARSAT) | M2 – ATC RTF (MTSAT) | M3 – ATC RTF (IRIDIUM) | U – UHF RTF | V – VHF RTF | Y – VHF with 8.33 kHz channel spacing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A319 | 42.27% | 7.42% | 0.00% | 1.24% | 3.09% | 11.55% | 100.00% |
| A320 | 75.71% | 5.80% | 0.13% | 0.58% | 4.77% | 14.37% | 100.00% |
| A320 NEO | 52.37% | 3.09% | 0.00% | 5.15% | 3.71% | 22.68% | 100.00% |
| A321 | 64.57% | 6.30% | 0.00% | 5.00% | 6.52% | 7.61% | 100.00% |
| A330 | 98.61% | 73.86% | 0.13% | 8.46% | 6.57% | 18.06% | 99.87% |
| ATR72 | 25.70% | 0.56% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 4.75% | 5.59% | 99.72% |
| B737 | 73.54% | 7.34% | 0.00% | 7.80% | 4.55% | 11.89% | 99.43% |
| B767 | 94.86% | 31.89% | 0.00% | 41.77% | 8.23% | 11.32% | 99.79% |
| B777 | 100.00% | 94.23% | 7.56% | 7.89% | 0.93% | 7.98% | 100.00% |
| B787 | 99.88% | 91.78% | 16.20% | 1.41% | 6.46% | 16.43% | 100.00% |
| CL900RJ | 21.69% | 0.00% | 1.20% | 2.41% | 2.41% | 2.41% | 100.00% |
| DHC8 | 28.57% | 3.85% | 0.55% | 2.20% | 6.04% | 28.02% | 100.00% |
| E175 | 26.79% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 3.57% | 26.79% | 100.00% |
| E190 | 51.85% | 3.70% | 0.00% | 3.17% | 2.65% | 18.52% | 100.00% |
| E195 | 29.89% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 22.99% | 100.00% |
28.1.3 Surveillance (SUR) flight capabilities
The values presented in the tables hereafter refer to the level of flight capabilities in terms of surveillance equipment. All values are weighted by flight and represent the situation for 2022. The data used is originated from EUROCONTROL Aircraft communication, navigation & surveillance (CNS) dashboard. Please refer to this source for more detailed information and further data.
| Capability | Number of flights1 | As a % of all flights |
|---|---|---|
| SSR Mode S | ||
| L – Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude, extended squitter (ADS-B) and enhanced surveillance capability | 4,841,403 | 52.3% |
| H – Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude and enhanced surveillance capability | 1,437,964 | 15.5% |
| E – Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude and extended squitter (ADS-B) capability | 274,513 | 3.0% |
| S – Mode S, including both pressure-altitude and aircraft identification capability | 2,645,524 | 28.6% |
| P – Mode S, including pressure-altitude, but no aircraft identification capability | 2,729 | 0.0% |
| I – Mode S, including aircraft identification, but no pressure-altitude capability | 975 | 0.0% |
| X – Mode S with neither aircraft identification nor pressure-altitude capability | 3,512 | 0.0% |
| C – Mode A (4 digits - 4096 codes) and Mode C | 122,008 | 1.3% |
| A – Mode A (4 digits - 4096 codes) | 88,646 | 1.0% |
| ADS-B | ||
| B1 – ADS-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B “out” capability | 7,409,392 | 80.1% |
| B2 – ADB-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B “out” and “in” capability | 329,079 | 3.6% |
| U1 – ADS-B “out” capability using UAT | 44,076 | 0.5% |
| U2 – ADS-B “out” and “in” capability using UAT | 9,195 | 0.1% |
| V1 – ADS-B “out” capability using VDL Mode 4 | 64,899 | 0.7% |
| V2 – ADS-B “out” and “in” capability using VDL Mode 4 | 6,092 | 0.1% |
| 1 Figures in this value are per flight from departure to destination, while values per airport are per flight but also include any flight departing from or arriving at that airport | ||
| Airport | Capability | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | H | E | S | P | I | X | C | A | |
| Istanbul Main | 87.7% | 6.9% | 0.7% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Amsterdam Schiphol | 75.7% | 17.5% | 1.2% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Paris Ch. de Gaulle | 53.0% | 42.3% | 0.8% | 3.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
| Frankfurt Main | 41.7% | 51.8% | 1.4% | 5.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% |
| London/Heathrow | 57.9% | 8.9% | 1.6% | 31.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Madrid Barajas | 34.4% | 16.6% | 6.1% | 42.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Barcelona | 65.4% | 9.3% | 1.5% | 23.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Munich | 31.9% | 57.6% | 2.2% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Palma de Mallorca | 46.1% | 17.4% | 4.8% | 31.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% |
| London/Gatwick | 82.8% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 13.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Airport | Capability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | B2 | U1 | U2 | V1 | V2 | |
| Istanbul Main | 91.6% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Amsterdam Schiphol | 95.6% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Paris Ch. de Gaulle | 89.8% | 2.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Frankfurt Main | 86.2% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| London/Heathrow | 86.1% | 8.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Madrid Barajas | 88.3% | 4.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Barcelona | 92.7% | 1.5% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Munich | 87.2% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Palma de Mallorca | 81.0% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| London/Gatwick | 97.3% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Aircraft type | Capability | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | H | E | S | P | I | X | C | A | |
| B737-800 | 46.9% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 49.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A320 | 58.6% | 19.9% | 0.6% | 20.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| A319 | 57.8% | 28.7% | 7.4% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| A320 NEO | 70.8% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 17.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% |
| A321 | 64.1% | 25.3% | 0.0% | 10.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A321 NEO | 81.2% | 6.4% | 0.7% | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| B737 Max | 40.2% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 53.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| ATR72-600 | 42.9% | 9.4% | 8.1% | 39.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| E190 | 28.5% | 46.9% | 0.0% | 24.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| B777-300ER | 96.4% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| B787 Dreamliner | 92.3% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A330-300 | 88.3% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| E195 | 70.9% | 16.0% | 8.9% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| CRJ9 | 0.0% | 55.8% | 38.1% | 6.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| ATR72-500 | 33.5% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 64.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Aircraft type | Capability | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | B2 | U1 | U2 | V1 | V2 | |
| B737-800 | 96.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| A320 | 86.5% | 1.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.1% |
| A319 | 79.6% | 7.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A320 NEO | 93.4% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| A321 | 91.0% | 0.2% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| A321 NEO | 94.1% | 5.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| B737 Max | 97.2% | 1.1% | 4.9% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 0.0% |
| ATR72-600 | 56.7% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| E190 | 94.9% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| B777-300ER | 99.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| B787 Dreamliner | 64.1% | 35.5% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| A330-300 | 89.6% | 9.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| E195 | 97.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| CRJ9 | 82.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| E170 | 58.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
28.2 Comment
The numbers of flights and aircraft provided by the CNS dashboard are derived from flight plans submitted to the EUROCONTROL Network Manager. Consequently, the statistics do not include the capability of aircraft flying in uncontrolled airspace or under VFR and thus do not submit flight plans to the NM. On-board capability and equipment data made available via the CNS dashboard are those declared in ICAO FPLs by operators. The information is therefore only as reliable as declared. For detailed analysis, additional local assessment is recommended.