Information

IATA Airport Designation: Level 3 in summer, Level 2 in winter
Official Website : www.nantes.aeroport.fr
Link to AIP : https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/

Opening Times: 
For summer season: 04:00-21:59 UTC
For winter season: 05:00-22:59 UTC

Slot Coordinator:
Sylvain VAUDESCAL
+ 33 (0)1 85 08 69 29
[email protected]

Flights Subject to Coordination:
All types of operations are subject to coordination.
Only scheduled and charter flights are coordinated from the IATA Slot Conference until the Series Return Deadline (January 15 for summer season and August 15 for Winter seasons).

Airport Slots Request :
Refer: IATA Standard Schedule Information Manual Chapter 6
Turnaround format is mandatory for all requests.

Commercial aviation:
All airport slots requests shall be sent to COHOR by email: [email protected]

Slot requests are processed during COHOR office hours.
In case of non-office hours, week-end and public holidays, please visit e-Airportslots.aero

COHOR shall be notified of any change to initial slot.

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:
General and business aviation aircraft operators shall ask their handling agent to request slots.

Regulation and Local Rules

20/01/2025 : Notification of S25 coordination parameters

30/03/2024 : Notification of W24 facilitation parameters

26/09/2023 : Notification of aircraft dimensions

26/09/2023 : Order qualifying NTE airport as a Level 3 airport in Summer IATA season

26/09/2023 : Order qualifying NTE airport as a Level 2 airport in Winter IATA season

18/09/2023 : Revised parameter relating to engineering work in November 2023

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

28/09/2021 : NTE Curfew decree from 28th of September 2021

06/10/2021 : S22 Facilitation constraints

Particularities

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

Season S25: From Sunday 30 March 2025 to Saturday 25 October 2025

Curfew :

COHOR does 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 allocates slots in the limit of 23 parking stands:
  • • 23 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C1;
    • 21 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C2;
    • 18 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C3;
    • 13 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C4;
    • 3 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category D1, D2, E1 and E2 simultaneously, with following rules:
      

With the following specification:

• • • Aircraft of dimension category C1, C2, C3, C4 and D1 uses 1 parking stand;
    • Aircraft of dimension category D2, E1 and E2 uses 2 parking stands;
    • Aircraft of dimension category F uses 9 parking stands;

• When the sole parking stand dedicated to general and business aviation (GABA) is used, GABA aircraft can stand on commercial parking stands with the following limit: COHOR allocates slots with a maximum turnaround time of 3 hours when at least 19 parking stands are already used.
• Click here for aircraft dimension definition.

Departures

For any commercial flight departure, COHOR allocates departure slots by taking into account terminal capacity. The coordinator evaluates the impact of any slot coordination by taking into account the seat capacity, an average load factor of 85% and the maximum numbers of passengers:

675 passengers per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes
1600 passengers per rolling 60 minutes with a step of 10 minutes

For any departure of ​​a commercial flight to a destination outside the Schengen area, the coordinator allocates departure time slots respecting the following gaps between two flights:

• For aircraft with a capacity of less than or equal to 210 seats, 15 minutes gap with the previous departure to a destination outside the Schengen area.
• For aircraft with a capacity of more than 210 seats, 40 minutes gap with the previous departure to a destination outside the Schengen area.

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 between 21h00 and 23h59 (local time), COHOR allocates arrival slots by taking into account the capacity of the luggage collection zone. The coordinator evaluates the impact of any slot coordination by taking into account the seat capacity, an average load factor of 85% and the maximum number of passengers:

950 per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes

For any arrival of ​​a commercial flight from a country outside the Schengen area, COHOR allocates arrival slots by taking into account the capacity of the number of border police booths. The coordinator evaluates the impact of any slot coordination by taking into account the seat capacity, an average load factor of 85% and the maximum number of passengers:

          500 per rolling 20 minutes with a step of 10 minutes

COHOR does not allocate any slot for arrivals operated by an aircraft of dimension greater than or equal to C4 from 06:00 to 06:19 (local times).

Season W24: From Sunday 27 October 2024 to Saturday 29 March 2025

Curfew :

COHOR does not allocate any slot from 00h00 to 5h59 local time in the 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 allocates slots in the limit of 21 parking stands:
  • • 21 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C1;
    • 19 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C2;
    • 16 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C3;
    • 11 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category C4;
    • 3 parking stands for aircraft in the dimension category D1, D2, E1 and E2 simultaneously, with following rules:
      

With the following specification:

• • • Aircraft of dimension category C1, C2, C3, C4 and D1 uses 1 parking stand;
    • Aircraft of dimension category D2, E1 and E2 uses 2 parking stands;
    • Aircraft of dimension category F uses 9 parking stands;
• When the sole parking stand dedicated to general and business aviation (GABA) is used, GABA aircraft can stand on commercial parking stands with the following limit: COHOR allocates slots with a maximum turnaround time of 3 hours when at least 17 parking stands are already used.
• Click here for aircraft dimension definition.

Departures

For any commercial flight departure, COHOR allocates departure slots by taking into account terminal capacity. The coordinator evaluates the impact of any slot coordination by taking into account the seat capacity, an average load factor of 85% and the maximum number 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 between 21h00 and 23h59 (local time), COHOR allocates arrival slots by taking into account the capacity of the luggage collection zone. The coordinator evaluates the impact of any slot coordination by taking into account the seating capacity, an average load factor of 85% and the maximum number of passengers:

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

COHOR does not allocate any slot for arrivals operated by an aircraft of dimension greater than or equal to C4 from 06:00 to 06:19 (local times).

Airport activity reports

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