Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE/LFRS)
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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:
Zhennan ZHAO
+33 1 85 08 69 26
[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).

Traffic Type At IATA Slot Conference Post IATA Slot Conference
Scheduled
Charters
Ad-hoc Flights   Request not taken into account before February 1 for summer season or September 1 for winter season

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.

Particularities

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

 

Season S24: From Sunday 31 March 2024 to Saturday 26 October 2024

 

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:

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 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

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 W23: From Sunday 29 October 2023 to Saturday 30 March 2024

Engineering work: 

The engineering work envisaged at airport during the W23 requires the closure of the terminal and the runway over the following periods:

  • Night from Tuesday November 14 to Wednesday November 15, 2023: 19:00 – 05:59 LT
  • Night from Tuesday November 21 to Wednesday November 22, 2023: 19:00 – 05:59 LT

COHOR does not recommend any schedule during the period in question.

In addition, on Tuesday November 14 and 21, 2023, for any arrival of a commercial aviation aircraft between 16:00 and 19:00 LT, COHOR recommends arrival schedules by taking into account the capacity of the luggage collection zone. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any recommendation, 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

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 specification:

  • 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 recommends departure schedules by taking into account terminal capacity. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any schedule recommendation taking into account the seat capacity, an average load factor 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 between 21h00 and 23h59 (local time), COHOR recommends arrival schedules by taking into account the capacity of the luggage collection zone. The facilitator evaluates the impact of any recommendation, 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

 

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

 

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