| Market segment | As % of flights | As % of NM flown | As % of total charges collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mainline | 40.2% | 32.4% | 49.8% |
| Low-cost | 32.8% | 24.4% | 36.3% |
| All-cargo | 3.8% | 13.1% | 5.3% |
| Charter | 2.9% | 4.8% | 3.3% |
| Business aviation | 8.8% | 18.5% | 2.8% |
| Regional aircraft | 6.2% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Military | 2.1% | 4.3% | 1.1% |
| Other types | 3.3% | 1.1% | 0.3% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| Source: Calculated based on data from EUROCONTROL STATFOR, EUROCONTROL PRISME and EUROCONTROL CRCO | |||
30.1 EUROCONTROL recommended values
This input presents the proportion of route charges1 from ATM services in Europe (infrastructure, staff, and other operational costs) collected per market segment in 2022.[1]
On behalf of EUROCONTROL Member States, CRCO bills and collects route charges, which fund air navigation facilities and services and support air traffic management developments. It also bills and collects, on a bilateral basis, terminal charges, and air navigation charges on behalf of non-Member States, as well as communication charges in the Shanwick area.
Each aircraft operator receives a single bill per month in euros, no matter how many EUROCONTROL Member States were overflown. The billing and recovery of air navigation charges ensure that air navigation facilities and services are steadily financed and safely operated, paving the way for the future evolution of the pan-European ATM system in the context of the Single European Sky and the European ATM Master Plan (SESAR).
Information on the different charges levied by the CRCO, in particular the charge calculation methods, the basic billing documents, the methods of payment and the submission of claims, can be found in the customer guide to charges.
30.3 References
[1]
EUROCONTROL, “EUROCONTROL Market Segment Update 2022,” May 2022 [Online]. Available: https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/market-segment-rules
There are different sorts of air navigation charges, namely route charges, terminal navigation charges and communication charges. The above distribution relates to route charges only.↩︎