ATC Pre-Departure Delay (IATA code 89) Dataset

Data description

The ATC pre-departure delay is a proxy for ATC induced delays at the departure stand to avoid queuing at the departure runway.

The data is based on IATA delay code 89 [see (IATA 2012) ] which, besides delays caused by local ATC constraints, also includes delays due to late push-back approval and some other reasons which may introduce a certain level of bias. Work is in progress to allow for a better identification of the different causal factors.

Column naming and types

Column name Data Source Label Description Example
YEAR Network Manager YEAR Reference year 2014
MONTH_NUM Network Manager MONTH_NUM Month (numeric) 01
MONTH_MON Network Manager MONTH_MON Month (3-letter code) JAN
FLT_DATE Network Manager FLT_DATE Date of flight 01-Jan-2014
APT_ICAO Network Manager APT_ICAO ICAO 4-letter airport designator EDDK
APT_NAME PRU APT_NAME Airport name Cologne-Bonn
STATE_NAME PRU STATE_NAME Name of the State in which the airport is located Germany
FLT_DEP_1 Network Manager IFR departures - (NM) Number of IFR departures from Network Manager 66
FLT_DEP_IFR_2 Airport Operator IFR departures - (APT) Number of IFR departures for which data was submitted by airport operators 66
DLY_ATC_PRE_2 Airport Operator ATC pre-departure delay (APT) Minutes of delay reported as IATA Code 89 0
FLT_DEP_3 CODA/ Airlines IFR departures - (AL) Number of IFR departures for which data was submitted by airlines 52
DLY_ATC_PRE_3 CODA/ Airlines ATC pre-departure delay (AL) Minutes of delay reported as IATA Code 89 2

References

IATA. 2012. Airport Handling Manual - Standard IATA Delay Codes (AHM730). IATA.