Information

IATA status : Level 2 airport
Airport website : www.nantes.aeroport.fr
AIP link : https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/

Opening hours :
For summer seasons : 04:00-21:59 UTC
For winter seasons : 05:00-22:59 UTC

Airport responsible details :
Frank TROLLET
+ 33 (0)1 85 08 69 26
f.trollet@cohor.org

Flights that are facilitated are :
All IFR traffic. –

Airport slots requests :

Turnaround format is mandatory for all requests

Commerciale aviation :
All requests shall be sent to COHOR by e-mail : slots@cohor.org
Clearance requests will be processed during COHOR’s office hours.
Outside normal office hours (evenings, weekends, and public holidays) please consult e-Airportslots.aero.
All modifications to initial slot details must be notified to COHOR.
All modifications to initial slot details must be notified to COHOR. When applicable, the coordinator must be informed of any joint operation/franchise/code sharing agreements prior to the beginning of such operations.
General and business aviation :
Air carriers directly contact their handling agent who is in charge of request for slots at COHOR.

NTE Curfew decree from 28th of September 2021

Facilitation parameters :

05/01/2023 : New constraint on arrival between 06h00 and 06h29 LT – W22 et S23

06/10/2022 : S23 Facilitation constraints

11/05/2022 : New constraint on evening arrivals and modification of parking constraint – W22 and following seasons

06/10/2021 : S22 Facilitation constraints

Particularities

Turnaround format is mandatory for all requests to verify parking stand constraints.

W23 : 29th of October 2023 to 30th of March 2024.

Curfew :

COHOR will not allocate any slot from 00h00 to 5h59 local time in application of the decree of 28 September 2021 restricting the operations at Nantes-Atlantique airport.

Parking stands capacity:

For any turnaround (arrival and departure),

• COHOR recommends schedules in the limit of 23 parking stands:
  • 23 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (1) (see appendix) ;
  • 21 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (2) (see appendix) ;
  • 18 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (3) (see appendix) ;
  • 13 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (4) (see appendix) ;

With the following specificities:

• Aircraft code A, B and C use 1 parking stand;
• Aircraft code D restricted (see (5) appendix) use 1 parking stand ;
• Aircraft code D, E restricted (see (6) appendix) and E use 2 parking stands ;
• Aircraft code F use 9 parking stand ;

In the limit of the following rules detailing the simultaneous maximum capacity for the
Code D et E aircraft (and restricted) :

Code D restricted = B757-200 (see (5) appendix) ;
Code E restricted = B787-800 / B787-900 / B787-1000 / B777-200 / A330-200 / A330-300 (see (6) appendix) ;

• For any arrival, COHOR will not recommend times for Fret aircraft, or Code E or D aircraft, between 06h00 – 06h29 local time.
• When the only parking stand dedicated to general and business aviation (GABA) is used, GABA aircraft can stand on commercial parking stands with the following limit: COHOR recommends schedules with a maximum turnaround time of 3 hours when at least 19 parking stands are already used.

Terminal capacity parameters :

• Departures

For any commercial flight departure, COHOR recommands departure schedules taking into account boarding romms capacity. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any schedule recommendation taking into account the aircraft capacity, a average filling rate of 85% and the maximum numbers of passengers:

• 750 passengers per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes
• 1800 passengers per rolling 60 minutes with a step of 10 minutes

Those maximum numbers are the result of a capacity study taking into account the presentation curves of passengers arrivals at the terminal. For the application of the parameters, it is considered that all passengers arrive at the terminal at the departure time of the flight.

• Arrivals

For any arrival of a commercial flight betwenn 21h00 and 23h59 (local time), COHOR recommands arrival schedules taking into account the capacity of the bag collection zone. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any recommendation, taking into account the size of the aircraft, an average filling rate of 85% and the maximum number of passengers:

• 950 per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes.

Season S23 : From Sunday 26 March 2023 to Saturday 28 October 2023.

Curfew :

COHOR will not allocate any slot from 00h00 to 5h59 local time in application of the decree of 28 September 2021 restricting the operations at Nantes-Atlantique airport.

Parking stands capacity:

For any turnaround (arrival and departure),

• COHOR recommends schedules in the limit of 23 parking stands:
  • 23 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (1) (see appendix) ;
  • 21 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (2) (see appendix) ;
  • 18 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (3) (see appendix) ;
  • 13 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (4) (see appendix) ;

With the following specificities:

• Aircraft code A, B and C use 1 parking stand;
• Aircraft code D restricted (see (5) appendix) use 1 parking stand ;
• Aircraft code D, E restricted (see (6) appendix) and E use 2 parking stands ;
• Aircraft code F use 9 parking stand ;

In the limit of the following rules detailing the simultaneous maximum capacity for the
aircraft code D and E (and restricted) : (new)

Code D restricted = B757-200 (see (5) appendix) ;
Code E restricted = B787-800 / B787-900 / B787-1000 / B777-200 / A330-200 / A330-300 (see (6) appendix) ;

• For any arrival, COHOR will not recommend times for Fret aircraft, or Code E or D aircraft, between 06h00 – 06h29 local time.
• When the only parking stand dedicated to general and business aviation (GABA) is used, GABA aircraft can stand on commercial parking stands with the following limit: COHOR recommends schedules with a maximum turnaround time of 3 hours when at least 19 parking stands are already used.

Terminal capacity parameters :

• Departures

For any commercial flight departure, COHOR recommands departure schedules taking into account boarding romms capacity. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any schedule recommendation taking into account the aircraft capacity, a average filling rate of 85% and the maximum numbers of passengers:

• 750 passengers per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes
• 1800 passengers per rolling 60 minutes with a step of 10 minutes

Those maximum numbers are the result of a capacity study taking into account the presentation curves of passengers arrivals at the terminal. For the application of the parameters, it is considered that all passengers arrive at the terminal at the departure time of the flight.

• Arrivals

For any arrival of a commercial flight betwenn 21h00 and 23h59 (local time), COHOR recommands arrival schedules taking into account the capacity of the bag collection zone. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any recommendation, taking into account the size of the aircraft, an average filling rate of 85% and the maximum number of passengers:

• 950 per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes.

Season W22 : from Sunday 30 October 2022 to Saturday 25 March 2023

Curfew :

COHOR will not allocate any slot from 00h00 to 5h59 local time from Friday 8 april 2022.

Parking stands capacity:

For any turnaround (arrival and departure),

• COHOR recommends schedules in the limit of 23 parking stands:
  • 23 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (1) (see appendix) ;
  • 21 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (2) (see appendix) ;
  • 18 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (3) (see appendix) ;
  • 13 parking stands for aircraft in the size category (4) (see appendix) ;

With the following specificities:

• Code C aircraft use 1 parking stand;
• Code D aircraft use 1 parking stand and code E aircraft use 2 parking stands, with the following limits :
  • 1 code E aircraft cargo or belonging to categories (5) or (6) (see appendix) ;
  • 2 code E aircraft;
  • 3 code D aircraft cargo ;
  • 2 code D aircraft cargo and 1 code E cargo aircraft ;
  • 4 code D aircraft ;
  • 3 code D aircraft and 1 code E cargo aircraft ;
  • 4 code D and E aircraft.
• Code F aircraft use 9 parking stands.
• For any arrival, COHOR will not recommend times for Fret aircraft, or Code E or D aircraft, between 06h00 – 06h29 local time.
• When the only parking stand dedicated to general and business aviation (GABA) is used, GABA aircraft can stand on commercial parking stands with the following limit: COHOR recommends schedules with a maximum turnaround time of 3 hours when at least 19 parking stands are already used.

Terminal capacity parameters :

• Departures

For any commercial flight departure, COHOR recommands departure schedules taking into account boarding romms capacity. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any schedule recommendation taking into account the aircraft capacity, a average filling rate of 85% and the maximum numbers of passengers:

• 750 passengers per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes
• 1800 passengers per rolling 60 minutes with a step of 10 minutes

Those maximum numbers are the result of a capacity study taking into account the presentation curves of passengers arrivals at the terminal. For the application of the parameters, it is considered that all passengers arrive at the terminal at the departure time of the flight.

• Arrivals(new)

For any arrival of a commercial flight betwenn 21h00 and 23h59 (local time), COHOR recommands arrival schedules taking into account the capacity of the bag collection zone. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any recommendation, taking into account the size of the aircraft, an average filling rate of 85% and the maximum number of passengers:

• 950 per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes.

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