NBAA Special Traffic Management Program (STMP)
Review and Update
Presented to: NBAA 61st Annual Meeting & Convention
By: Mark Cotter, FAA Co-Lead
Mike Schwab, Industry Co-Lead
Date: October 6th 2008
• The following two slides will compare the Christmas/New Year Holiday for the last three years.
• The Christmas/New Year Holiday is defined as 18 consecutive days beginning on either December 20th or 21st of each year.
IFR OperationsAt ASPEN
IFR Operationsat EAGLE
IFR Operationsat RIFLE
2005-06 3044%
Change 2586%
Change 914%
Change 2005-06
2006-07 3593 18.04% 3044 17.71% 927 1.42% 2006-07
2007-08 3160 -12.05% 2932 -3.68% 1161 25.24% 2007-08
IFR Operations
Playbook Routes
Number of Days Playbooks Used
ASE EGE RIL
2005-06 15 15 13 2005-06
2006-07 16 16 16 2006-07
2007-08 18 18 18 2007-08
•The next four slides will compare the Colorado Ski Country STMP over the last three Christmas/New Year Holiday seasons.
•The number of reservation slots available are based upon the number of scheduled air carrier operations and forecasted weather at the airport.
STMP Comparisons
TOTAL DAYSSTMP UTILIZED
TOTALTRANSACTIONS
2005-06* 22 260,053
2006-07 20 56,319
2007-08 14 49,973
* During the 2005-06 season, reservations were required between 7:00AM & 8:00PM (13 hours per day). Beginning with the 2006-07 season, reservations were required between 8:00AM & 6:00PM (reduced to 10 hours per day).
Average STMP Slots Available/Day
ASE EGE RIL
2005-06* 146 81 84 2005-06*
2006-07 107 58 67 2006-07
2007-08 99 75 58 2007-08
* During the 2005-06 season, reservations were required between 7:00AM & 8:00PM (13 hours per day). Beginning with the 2006-07 season, reservations were required between 8:00AM & 6:00PM (reduced to 10 hours per day).
Percent of AvailableReservations Confirmed
ASE EGE RIL
2005-06 59.5% 69.3% 42.7% 2005-06
2006-07 81.3% 94.2% 59.4% 2006-07
2007-08 85.3% 84.6% 69.9% 2007-08
Percent of Successful Slotsthat were Canceled or Timed-out
ASE EGE RIL
2005-06 55.5% 56.3% 44.6% 2005-06
2006-07 44.8% 47.4% 32.3% 2006-07
2007-08 51.4% 51.3% 25.2% 2007-08
• The next seven slides will detail the Colorado Ski Country STMP for the 2007-08 season.
• All of the following data has been compiled by Zulu Date and not by Calendar Date.
• Midnight Zulu is 5:00PM MST
STMP DATATotal Transactions by Reservation Date
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12/21/07 12/28/07 1/4/08 1/11/08 1/18/08 1/25/08 2/1/08 2/8/08 2/15/08
Aspen Available Reservations Confirmed
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CONFIRMED AVAILABLE12/26/07 104 106 12/27/07 86 8712/28/07 87 8812/29/07 83 861/2/08 138 142
CONFIRMED AVAILABLE2/15/08 112 114
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Aspen Successful Reservations Cance led or Timed Out
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Approximately 50% of the successful reservations for Aspen were either cancelled or timed out (not confirmed). Excluding 1/4/08 and 2/20/08, the days with the largest percentage of cancellations or time outs were 12/24 (66.9%) & 12/25 (68.6%). Days with the smallest percentage of cancellations were 12/26 (37.3%), 12/27 (34.8%), & 1/2 (36.1%).
By ZULU DATE
Eagle Available Reservations Confirmed
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CONFIRMED AVAILABLE12/22/07 87 87 12/23/07 48 4912/27/07 71 7112/28/07 100 10512/31/07 64 661/1/08 102 105
CONFIRMED AVAILABLE2/15/08 92 96
100% of AvailableReservations Confirmed
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Eagle Successful Reservations Cance led or Timed Out
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Approximately 53% of the successful reservations for Eagle were either cancelled or timed out (not confirmed). Excluding 1/4/08 and 2/20/08, the days with the largest percentage of cancellations or time outs were 12/25 (66.7%) & 2/14 (65.8%). Days with the smallest percentage of cancellations were 12/28 (44.1%) & 1/1 (37.8%).
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Rifle Available Reservations Confirmed
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By ZULU DATE100% of AvailableReservations Confirmed
CONFIRMED AVAILABLE12/21/07 45 45 12/22/07 66 6612/26/07 66 6812/27/07 50 50
Rifle Successful Reservations Cance led or Timed Out
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Approximately 28% of the successful reservations for Rifle were either cancelled or timed out (not confirmed). Excluding 1/4/08 and 2/20/08, the days with the largest percentage of cancellations or time outs were 1/3 (75.0%) & 2/19 (65.4%). Days with the smallest percentage of cancellations were 12/22 (9.6%), 12/31 (6.8%) & 1/2 (0.0%).
ZDV(ASE, RIL & EGE) SKI Country 2008-2009
• Dates:– December 20, 2008 – January 5, 2009
– February 12, 2009 – February 16, 2009
• Times:
0800L(1500z) until 1800L(0100z) Daily
ASPEN (ASE) ALTERNATES
ALTERNATE Airport's (Slots REQUIRED): Airport Distance Driving Time Slots NeededEGE* 48.5 Miles 1 hour, 30 min YESRIL* 62.9 Miles 1 hour, 30 min YES
ALTERNATE Airport's (Slots NOT required): Airport Distance Driving Time Slots NeededGUC* 108 Miles 2 hours, 45 min NOHDN* 157 Miles 3 hours, 40 min NOAPA 174 Miles 3 hours, 40 min NOGJT 124 Miles 2 hours, 30 min NOMTJ 133 Miles 3 hours, 0 min NO
* Weather Sensitive Airports.
EAGLE (EGE) ALTERNATES
ALTERNATE Airport's (Slots REQUIRED): Airport Distance Driving Time Slots NeededRIL 52.0 Miles 55 min YESASE 48.5 Miles 1 hour, 15 min YES
ALTERNATE Airport's (Slots NOT required): Airport Distance Driving Time Slots NeededHDN* 94.4 Miles 2 hours, 30 min NOAPA 145 Miles 2 hours, 30 min NOGUC* 122 Miles 2 hours, 55 min NOGJT 113 Miles 1 hour, 45 min NO* Weather Sensitive Airports.
RIFLE (RIL) ALTERNATES
ALTERNATE Airport's (Slots REQUIRED): Airport Distance Driving Time Slots NeededEGE 52.0 Miles 0 hours, 55 min YESASE 62.8 Miles 1 hour, 30 min YES
ALTERNATE Airport's (Slots NOT required): Airport Distance Driving Time Slots NeededGJT 63.4 Miles 1 hour, 3 min NOHDN* 113 Miles 2 hours, 24 min NOGUC* 121 Miles 2 hours, 55 min NOAPA 195 Miles 3 hours, 17 min NO
* Weather Sensitive Airports.
Ski STMP Information• The STMP will only be run on the following periods: December 20, 2008-January 5, 2009 &
February 12-16, 2009.
• Airports included in the program will be ASE ~ Aspen-Pitkin County Airport Sardy Field, EGE ~ Eagle County Regional Airport, and RIL ~ Garfield County Regional Airport.
• Users will have to complete a CAPTCHA (or challenge-response) code when initiating a reservation. This will prevent automated systems from taking slots.
• Reservations will continue to be available 72 hours in advance of the estimated time of arrival into the airport. Slots must be confirmed between 24hr and 12hrs prior to the slot time or will be cancelled.
• The STMP will be updated for additional slots based on the weather and airport conditions at approximately 2300UTC (1600 MST) the afternoon prior to the affected day.
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