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Apron Control

Frankfurt International Airport

Infra Airport Expo April 14th, 2016

Andreas Montag

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Apron Control – Frankfurt International Airport, 14.04.20162

1. Frankfurt International Airport – Facts & Figures

2. Legal Background & Organization

3. Apron Control Centers

4. Operations

5. Systems

Frankfurt International AirportAt a Glance


Key figures infrastructure:

• 22 sq km area, up to 100 aircraft movements per hour and 1,468 takeoffs and landings per day

• 2 full-service runways + 1 runway for aircraft landings + 1 runway for takeoffs

• 2 passenger terminals and 1 AIRail Terminal (long-distance ICE train station)

• 152 flight gates

• 203 aircraft positions

• Air cargo rail track

• Large catchment area in Europe's major economic center with a population of over 35 million within 200 kilometers from the airport

• With about 78,000 persons employed, Frankfurt Airport is Germany's largest employer at a single location

On a single day*:

• 163,000 passengers

• 78,000 pieces of baggage

• 5,930 metric tons of cargo

• 397 trains serving the airport train stations

• Frankfurt Airport is one of the

busiest airports in the world.

• Against this background

Fraport proves an extraordinary

operational performance,

measured against our peers.

• Regardless of luggage left

behind indexes, delays on or off

block, meeting our guaranteed

minimum connecting time of 45

minutes or other operational

benchmarks, we are one of the

industry’s leaders.

Frankfurt International Airport – Facts & Figures

Frankfurt International AirportTraffic


Passengers 2015 (mn)*

1. Atlanta 101.5

2. Beijing 78.0

3. Dubai 73.4

4. Chicago 76.9

5. Tokyo Haneda 75.3

....

12. Frankfurt 61.1

Cargo 2014 (mn metric tons*)

1. Hong Kong 4.41

2. Memphis 4.26

3. Shanghai Pudong 3.18

4. Incheon, South Korea 2.56

5. Anchorage 2.48

…

9. Frankfurt 2.13


Frankfurt International AirportInfrastructure





Terminal 1




Terminal 2




Future

Terminal 3




25R/07L

(landing)

18

(take-off)

25C/07C

25L/07L


Legislation


� German Aviation Law

§ 23 (1) LuftVO

Wer ein Luftfahrzeug auf einem Flugplatz mit Flugverkehrskontrollstelle oder in

dessen Umgebung führt, ist über die Vorschriften des § 22 hinaus verpflichtet, für

Bewegungen auf dem Vorfeld und den Abstellflächen des Flugplatzes die Signale

und Zeichen des Flugplatzunternehmers zu befolgen.

....who operates an aircraft at an airport is obliged to follow the instructions of the

airport operator for any movement in the apron area....

� AIP: AD 2 EDDF 1-18

3. Aircraft Guidance on the Apron

Aircraft guidance on the apron and the parking areas of Frankfurt/Main Airport

is subject to apron control of Fraport AG and is performed by means of

aeronautical stations with the call sign FRANKFURT APRON.

Legal Background & Organization

Organizational Set Up


FRA-Vorfeldkontrolle GmbH

Head ofOperations

Team I:SupervisorsSen. Apron Controllers

Apron Controllers

Director‘sPA

Managing DirectorFinance

Managing DirectorOperations

OperationsCoordinator

Team II:SupervisorsSen. Apron Controllers

Apron Controllers

Team III:SupervisorsSen. Apron Controllers

Apron Controllers

Team IV:SupervisorsSen. Apron Controller

Apron Controllers

Team V:SupervisorsSen. Apron Controller

Apron Controllers

Fraport AG

100% subsidiary

Legal Background & Organization

Apron Control CenterLocation


Apron Control Centers

Apron

Center


Apron Control CenterLocation

Apron

East


Apron Sector



Apron

East

Apron

Center

Apron

West

Apron Control CenterLayout


COC

AC6

COW

AC3/4AC7

AC8/9

WD2

N*ICE

METACS

WD1

APRON CENTER:

ACS Apron Control Supervisor

AC3/4 Movement Control CENTER

AC6 Operational Safety Control CENTER

AC7 Operational Safety Control WEST

AC8/9 Movement Control WEST

COC Coordinator CENTER

COW Coordinator WEST

WD1 Winter Operations Coordinator (Movement

Area)

WD2 Deicing Pad Coordinator (Aircraft Deicing)

N*ICE Aircraft Deicing Company

MET Meteorological Services


Apron Control CenterImpressions









Apron Control CenterLayout



AC5

COE

AC1/2

APRON EAST:

AC5 Operational Safety Control EAST

AC1/2 Movement Control EAST

COE Coordinator EAST

Operations


Operations

� Apron Center: 24/7 Operations

� Apron East: Daily Operations 06:00 – 23:00 LT

� 3 Apron Sectors (East, Center, West)

� Operational Safety Control

- Company radio communication (in German)

- Coordination of follow-me / marshalling Activities

- Coordination of aircraft tows

- Input of aircraft onblock status / timestamp into flight data system

� Movement Control

- Aeronautical radio communication (Callsign FRANKFURT APRON)

- Push-back approval / taxi guidance & control in apron areas

� Coordination

- Coordination between working positions, supervisor, TWR, stand allocation

- data issues, system trouble etc.

Staffing & Training


Operations

� Minimum manning:- 14 apron controllers in early / late shifts (06 – 23 LT)

- 4 apron controllers in night shift (23 – 06 LT)

� Rest periods:- After 2 hours at a radio work station at least 30 min break

� Education / training:- Fraport internal education

- Assessment center to test basic abilities (> 50% fail rate)

- approx. 3 months theoretical training, pass/fail test

- Flight radiotelephone operator‘s certificate

- approx. 1 ½ years on-the-job training

- 2 check-outs: Operational Safety Control / Movement Control

� Retaining apron controller license:- Minimum working hours / year

- Maximum duration of absence between two shifts

- Medical certificate

- Recurrency training

Maneuvering Area & Apron


Operations

ApronManeuvring Area

Points of Handover


Operations

Workstations


Systems

� 14 identically equipped working positions

� 2 working positions additionally equipped

with crash button, HFS shutdown

� ACCS – Apron Control Communications

System (radio & telephone)

� 3 desktop screens, 2 CCTV screens

� Desktop screens:

� Surface radar (right)

� Flight data (centre)

� Office computer with various

applications (left)

� Intercom system at 3 working positions

(East <-> Center, Apron <-> TWR)