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27.09.2015

Air Traffic Services in Simferopol FIR

In March 2014, the State Enterprise “Krymaeronavigation” was established to provide air traffic services in Simferopol flight information region (FIR) in the Republic of Crimea and in April 2014, Crimea Air Navigation branch of the State ATM Corporation was founded.

In March 2014, the State Enterprise “Krymaeronavigation” was established to provide air traffic services in Simferopol flight information region (FIR) in the Republic of Crimea and in April 2014, Crimea Air Navigation branch of the State ATM Corporation was founded.

Since 3 April 2014, the air traffic control units (area and terminal) of Crimea Air Navigation branch have been providing air traffic services within Simferopol FIR and at Simferopol and Sevastopol (Belbek) aerodromes.

Simferopol FIR covers the airspace of 180, 000 sq.km over the Crimean Peninsula, the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov with ATS provided from ground level to 20 100 meters.

On 1 January 2015, the two Enterprises were consolidated into a single Crimea Air Navigation branch of the State ATM Corporation to provide:

• pre-flight information services to flight crews;

• air traffic flow management;

• flight safety within the area of responsibility including terminal area of Simferopol civil aerodrome, joint civil and military aerodrome of Belbek and 15 helicopter landing sites;

• communication, navigation, surveillance;

• MET information;

• alert services.

In compliance with the Resolution of the Republic of Crimea’s Council of Ministers, the air navigation facilities are assigned by the right of economic management to the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “State Air Traffic Management Corporation of the Russian Federation” subordinate to the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). The motor transport, MEP systems and utilities, computer systems, unfinished ATC buildings are designated as federally owned.

Operations

Simferopol ATS Centre provides area and approach control, flight information, alerting and airspace management services. Area control is provided by 6 sectors (Sectors 2,3,4,5, off-route, FIS-B) and terminal control by Approach units and Tower to ensure even workload distribution, expeditious and regular air traffic flows. The sectors can be configured based on traffic intensity.

RNAV-1 SID and STAR terminal procedures have been implemented. Apart from that, flight levels in feet and RVSM have been introduced at Simferopol ACC ensuring en-route capacity increase.

ATS procedures at Simferopol ACC have been supplemented with visual maneuver procedures for instrument flights contributing to airspace efficiency and reduced fuel consumption for airlines.

Automated communication between adjacent ACCs is performed via data link using OLDI protocol.

100% of the Branch’s ATCOs are qualified to perform ATC in English at ICAO Level 4 (Operational).

The max. daily flight density at Simferopol airport totaled 227 movements on 19 August, 2015. During the 12 months of 2014, Simferopol airport provided services to the total number of 2 790 854 passengers whereas during the 9 months of 2015 (as of 24 September, 2015) the number reached 4 217 812 passengers.

Air traffic in Simferopol FIR during 2014-2015

Max. air traffic density at Simferopol aerodrome:

August, 2014 – total number of operations 4 338;

August, 2015 – total number of operations 6 113 (40% increase)

Flight number in Simferopol FIR

Year

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

TOTAL

2014

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2395

3268

4795

4973

5476

4540

4129

3860

3802

37238

2015

3005

2210

2721

3147

4332

6626

7742

8166

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37949

 

  





Number of arrivals/departures at Simferopol aerodrome

Year

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

TOTAL

2014

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749

1397

2626

3735

4338

3279

2134

2010

1832

23731

2015

1295

1112

1447

1842

2583

4679

5658

6113

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24729


 










Daily air traffic density during the busiest months of 2015:

July

Depart

Arrival

Total

August

Depart

Arrival

Total

 

September

Depart

Arrival

Total

01.07.2015

90

93

183

01.08.2015

93

89

181

 

01.09.2015

84

85

169

02.07.2015

91

92

183

02.08.2015

101

102

203

 

02.09.2015

96

94

190

03.07.2015

84

87

171

03.08.2015

103

105

208

 

03.09.2015

87

89

176

04.07.2015

81

85

166

04.08.2015

96

93

199

 

04.09.2015

93

101

194

05.07.2015

86

84

170

05.08.2015

92

94

186

 

05.09.2015

85

82

167

06.07.2015

91

92

183

06.08.2015

99

100

199

 

06.09.2015

99

101

200

07.07.2015

87

85

172

07.08.2015

95

94

189

 

07.09.2015

95

94

189

08.07.2015

95

95

190

08.08.2015

100

92

192

 

08.09.2015

82

84

166

09.07.2015

90

87

177

09.08.2015

107

105

212

 

09.09.2015

91

89

180

10.07.2015

92

88

180

10.08.2015

92

96

188

 

10.09.2015

90

90

180

11.07.2015

86

85

171

11.08.2015

97

97

194

 

11.09.2015

96

90

186

12.07.2015

96

93

189

12.08.2015

96

93

189

 

12.09.2015

88

96

184

13.07.2015

104

106

210

13.08.2015

101

98

199

 

13.09.2015

93

97

190

14.07.2015

92

90

182

14.08.2015

100

100

200

 

14.09.2015

95

96

191

15.07.2015

94

92

186

15.08.2015

94

92

186

 

15.09.2015

81

80

161

16.07.2015

89

93

182

16.08.2015

100

92

192

 

16.09.2015

83

81

164

17.07.2015

101

100

201

17.08.2015

116

107

223

 

17.09.2015

81

82

163

18.07.2015

86

90

176

18.08.2015

103

97

200

 

18.09.2015

85

82

167

19.07.2015

95

95

190

19.08.2015

111

116

227

 

19.09.2015

76

75

151

20.07.2015

95

92

187

20.08.2015

101

106

207

 

20.09.2015

87

86

173

21.07.2015

91

89

180

21.08.2015

88

87

175

 

21.09.2015

73

75

148

22.07.2015

93

90

183

22.08.2015

91

86

187

 

22.09.2015

69

67

136

23.07.2015

96

95

191

23.08.2015

104

109

213

 

23.09.2015

65

69

134

24.07.2015

93

96

189

24.08.2015

101

103

204

 

24.09.2015

72

70

142

25.07.2015

84

88

172

25.08.2015

103

98

201

 

25.09.2015

70

70

140

26.07.2015

96

101

197

26.08.2015

97

100

197

 

Total

2116

2125

3279

27.07.2015

88

88

176

27.08.2015

102

105

207

 

 

28.07.2015

92

88

180

28.08.2015

101

99

200

 

 

29.07.2015

87

86

171

29.08.2015

92

91

183

 

 

30.07.2015

93

93

186

30.08.2015

97

99

196

 

 

31.07.2015

91

91

182

31.08.2015

96

99

195

 

 

Total

2829

2829

5658

Total

3069

3044

6113