Here you will find information about the set-up of ASPAG meetings.
Below is a list of previous meetings, including agendas, topics, and visits kindly organised by the host — as well as the traditional group photo.
- 18th Meeting – Prague 29.04/30.04.2026 (Letiště Praha, a. s)
- 17th Meeting – Munich 30.10./31.10.2025 (Munich Airport)
- 16th Meeting – Brussel 08.05./09.05.2025 (Eurocontrol Brussels)
- 15th Meeting – Istanbul 07.11./08.11.2024 (iGA Istanbul Airport)
- 14th Meeting – Toulouse 18.04/19.04.2024 (ENAC)
- 13th Meeting – Zurich 19.10/20.10.2023 (Zurich Airport)
- 12th Meeting – Barcelona 27.04/28.04.2023 (ENAIRE)
- 11th Meeting – Triest 03./04.11.2022 (Trieste Airport & ENAV)
--No meetings in 2020 & 2021 due to pandemic situation of COVID19 --
- 10th Meeting – Dubai 28./29.10.2019 (Dubai Airports)
- 9th Meeting – Amsterdam 09./10.05.2019 (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
- 8th Meeting – Salzburg 08./09.11.2018 (University of Salzburg)
- 7th Meeting – Dublin 26./27.04.2018 (Dublin Airport)
- 6th Meeting – Madrid 26./27.10.2017 (ENAIRE)
- 5th Meeting – Manchester 27./28.04.2017 (Manchester Airport)
- 4th Meeting – Rom 17./18.11.2016 (ENAV)
- 3rd Meeting – Paris 28./29.04.2016 (DGAC)
- 2nd Meeting – London 29./30.10.2015 (ARUP)
- 1st Meeting – Braunschweig 23./24.04.2015 (DLR)
Location
ASPAG meetings are hosted by member organisations who volunteer to organise the two-day event.
Locations are selected based on availability and with a focus on minimising travel effort by choosing easily accessible destinations.
To ensure highly interactive sessions and to limit the organisational burden on the host (e.g. providing meeting facilities), participation is capped at 40 attendees.
Schedule
- Meetings take place twice per year, typically (timing may vary depending on industry events and holidays):
- End of April
- End of October
- Standard format:
- Thursday to Friday
- Start: Day 1 at 13:00
- End: Day 2 at 13:00
This schedule allows participants to complete their travel within two days, depending on available connections
Content
- Content is provided by ASPAG members
- The Chairmen prepare a draft agenda based on member contributions
- Timeline:
- Draft agenda: issued 1–2 months before the meeting
- Final agenda: shared a few weeks before the event
Content Sharing
- Presentations can be shared with members who were not able to attend (subject to approval by the presenters)
- A meeting wrap-up, including approved presentations, will be distributed to ASPAG members and made available on the website (restricted access download, password provided to members only)
Format
- Meetings are strictly face-to-face (no online participation)
- This enables open exchange of non-public information and direct interaction
- Sessions are expected to be - Highly interactive and Discussion-driven
- Workshops can be included based on member interest (topic proposals are encouraged)
Confidentiality & Media
- Chatham House Rules apply
- Photos may be taken during the meeting and social events, and may be shared on the website or within the ASPAG community
- Participants who do not wish to appear in photos must inform the Chairmen in advance or during the event
18th Meeting – Prague 29.04/30.04.2026
Pre-meeting activity: Visit of Prague airport airside tour incl. ARFF training and Runway maintainance
Agenda
Welcome & Host Presentation (Letiště Praha, a. s)
Round Table & Simulation / Performance Assessment activities since last meeting (All)
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- Simulations at Prague Airport - Areas of application @ PRG airport (Letiště Praha, a. s)
- Collaboration with Czech Technical University airside simulations overview of achievements (Letiště Praha, a. s)
- New airport infrastructure capacity calculation methodology (ENAIRE)
- Human Automation teaming using Hypersolver simulation facility (ENAC)
- Workload of Tower ATCOs – case study (ENAV)
- Providers Corner: Flight schedule generation, traffic forecasting, analytics (ARC-CAST)
- Opening of Fraport Terminal 3 (FRAPORT)
- Discussion Applying new technologies - platforms and data products in airport operations (ZÜHLKE)
- Applying machine learning methods to improve cognitive workload prediction (Agentfly)
- AoB (All)
17th Meeting – Munich 30.10./31.10.2025
Visit of Apron Simulator of Munich Airport
Agenda
Presentations:
- Triple independent departure & arrival operations at IGA (iGA)
- Study comparing runway capacity results of a complex airport (ALG Global)
- Simulation related activities for the new Airport of Warsaw (Centralny Port Komunikacyjny / CPK)
- Modelling and simulating the workload of ground controllers (DGAC/STAC)
- Providers Corner (Transoft // Vianair // Agentfly)
- Recent studies on apron area capacity, based on recent simulation studies and operational evaluations (ENAV)
- A Simulation Framework for Ground Operations and Resilience in Air Traffic (TU Braunschweig)
Meeting review & Topics for the next ASPAG
Agenda
- Welcome to EUROCONTROL (ECTL)
- EUROCONTROL "Airport Performance Review" (ECTL)
- EUROCONTROL "Continous Capacyity & Performance Monitoring" (ECTL)
- Performance Assessment @ CPH (CPH)
- Performance Assessment @ FRA (FRA)
- Airside Simulation at YYZ (YYZ)
- Providers Corner (ATAC // Vianair // Transoft)
- Introduction into PRG airport simulation activities (PRG)
- FRA Airside Simulation Activities (FRA)
- Impact of sustainable taxiing concepts on airport perforamnce (To70)
Meeting review & Topics for the next ASPAG
Visit of the (new) EUROCONTROL Network Manager Operations Center NMOC
15th Meeting – Istanbul 07.11./08.11.2024
Agenda
Presentations:
- IST simulation team & study for improving IST (IST)
- ATMACA (Air Traffic Management And Communication Over ATN/IPS) - (Eskisehir Technical University)
- Combining several Simulation Paradigms to Evaluate and Visualise Airport and Aircraft Operations (DLR)
- Exploitation of real data and its integration into ATC workload models (ENAIRE)
- Evaluating Future Airport Concepts through Simulation: A Synergistic Optimisation Approach (Dubai Airports)
- Tactical simulation engine S-FATE & Radar system modelling using S-FATE (TÜBİTAK)
- Performance Management from Strategic to Post-Ops (Transoft Solutions)
- Simulation Study: Large Cargo Hub (ARC)
- Enhanced reality and AI in the context of remote digital towers, from simulation to reality (ENAC)
- Performance Management FRA (Fraport)
Visit of Istanbul International Airport
Meeting review & Topics for the next ASPAG
Agenda
Presentations:
- Multi-Agent Planning for Autonomous Airport Surface Movement Operations (TU Delft)
- Runway Assignment Optimization Model for IST (Eskisehir University)
- Automated airspace configuration for optimal terminal airspace operations (Vianair)
- De-icing operations at Paris Orly (DGAC)
- AirMagic (WIZer ACC) Validation Project (DFS)
- Implementation of UAM in Milan Area (ENAV)
- BADA deep dive (ECTL)
- Vertiport simulation using CAST (RWTH Aachen)
Visit of the Drone Flight Arena @ ENAC
Meeting review & Topics for the next ASPAG
13th Meeting – Zurich 19.10/20.10.2023
Agenda
Welcome & Host Presentation (Zurich Airport)
Workshop/Focus:
- Focus Session on Sustainability and Environmental Performace Capacities (see Presentations)
- Workshop Session on UAVs (see Presentations)
- Focus Session on Sustainability and Environmental Performance & Capacities (see Presentations)
- Providers Corner – Update from providers of airside simulations, tools, … (Aeroficial, Vianair)
- Brainstorming Session - Usecases for AI/ML / Future of Simulation & Performance Assessment ?
- Business Intelligence to analyze runway operations (ENAIRE)
- Vianair AIM -- Portland Case Study (Vianair)
- Future Flight 3 eVTOL project "Simulation of UAV Operations" - Update (NATS)
- UAV Vertiport Capacity Simulation tool (Skyports)
- Aircraft performance data for FTS (C. Schneider)
- Challenges of Stand Allocation & Towing (Dubai Airports)
- AI - real value ? (Fraport)
- Open Performance Data Initiative / OPDI (Eurocontrol)
Meeting review & Topics for the next ASPAG
12th Meeting – Barcelona 27.04/28.04.2023
Agenda
Welcome & Host Presentation (ENAIRE)
Workshop/Focus:
- Workshop Session on UAVs (see Presentations)
- Focus Session on Sustainability and Environmental Performance & Capacities (see Presentations)
- Providers Corner – Update from providers of airside simulations, tools, … (ARC, ATAC, Transsoft, ISA Software, Vianair)
- Brainstorming Session about the Future of Simulation & Performance Assessment using ML/AI (to be continued at the next meeting)
Presentations:
- STOL air taxi operation (RWTH)
- Vertiport operations and capacity assessment using discrete event simulation (RWTH) - //conf//
- Future Flight 3 eVTOL project "Simulation of UAV Operations" (NATS)
- Simulation of drones operation combined with car fire fighting movement (ENAC)
- Drone FTS (RAMS plus) used in DACUS (ISA Software)
- Vianair AIM - combining FTS and environmental assessment (Vianair)
- PBN to ILS at CDG (DGAC)
- Runway Capacity and Runway Occupancy Time Simulation (INECO/ENAIRE)
Meeting review & Topics for the next ASPAG
Agenda
Welcome & Host Presentation (Trieste Airport & ENAV)
Workshop/Focus::
- Discussion: Simulation issues and Performance Assessment during an post Covid
- Workshop Session on Probability Distributions
- Providers Corner – Update from providers of airside simulations, tools, … (all providers)
Presentations:
- Super close runway operations concept (DLR)
- Modelling a General Aviation Airport (DGAC)
- Concept for the simulation of gradual electrification of airside traffic at an airport (Dr. Bubalo)
- Fast time simulation based on AirMagic environment (DFS)
- ATC TWR workload simulations – SCOPE methodology (ENAIRE)
- ACHIL simulation platform (ENAC)
Meeting review & Fare Well for our Chairman Chris Schneider
No meetings in 2020 & 2021 due to pandemic situation of COVID19
10th Meeting – Dubai 28./29.10.2019
Welcome & Host Presentation (Dubai Airports)
Presentations:
- It´s (Air-)Magic – fast time simulation in live ops environment (DFS)
- Validation of Generic Airport Models (Ministry of Transport – NRW)
- Methodology for determining operational or sustainable capacity with FTS (DSNA)
- The challenges of modelling uncertainty (NATS)
- FTS activities overview and next steps (Dubai Air Navigation Services)
- Modeling airports with multiple parallel runways by using surveillance data and simulation (University of Hamburg)
- ATCOSIMA Project: Overview and the Baseline Results (Ekisehir Technical University & University of Zagreb)
- Tower Workload Study (ENAV)
- AEDT Update (ATAC)
Meeting review
9th Meeting – Amsterdam 09./10.05.2019
Welcome & Host Presentation (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
Presentations:
- ACRP Doc 190: ‘Common Performance Metrics for Airport Infrastructure and Operational Planning’ (Munich Airport)
- Assessing master plan airside performance : CDG Terminal 4 (DGAC/STAC)
- Capacity calculation (ENAV)
- How NATS supports Heathrow to optimise its decision making? (LHR & NATS)
- Tools and simulation capabilities of the Eurocontrol Validation Infrastructure Unit (Eurocontrol)
- Airport Movement Area Closure Planner (ATAC)
- Simulation results vs. real data (DFS & Fraport)
- CAST Update (ARC)
- Ph.D. thesis introduction: How can weather forecast uncertainty be accounted for in Air Traffic Flow Management (TU Dresden)
Meeting review
8th Meeting – Salzburg 08./09.11.2018
Welcome & Host Presentation (University of Salzburg)
Presentations:
- Workshop Results of DUB (ASPAG Chairmen)
- Airport capacity Guide (DGAC)
- Airport Capacity definitions (DGAC)
- Weather impact on airport performance (DLR)
- Toronto De-Icing operations (ATAC)
- Airport Noise Simulation (RWTH Aachen)
- The future of ARCport and Airtopsoft (Transoft Solutions)
- PROB4LOWW (Austrocontrol)
- Developing competence in airport modelling (NATS)
- Temporary use of a TWY as a Takeoff-RWY (Avinor)
Meeting review
Welcome & Host Presentation (Dublin Airport)
Workshop:
- ACAM – Apron and TWY studies
- Apron an TWY studies – Examples (Fraport, Munich Airport, DGAC-STAC, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, …)
- Effects of additional high speed exits (DFS)
Presentations:
- Workshop Results of MAD (ASPAG Chairmen)
- Results of MET4LOWW project (University of Salzburg)
- OSL De-Icing study (ARC)
- Accomodating next years traffic growth at EDDF (DFS & Fraport)
Meeting review
6th Meeting – Madrid 26./27.10.2017
Welcome & Host Presentation (ENAIRE)
Workshop:
- ACAM – RWY capacity studies
- RWY capacity studies – Examples (Fraport, Munich Airport, DLR, DAA & NATS, DGAC-STAC, ARUP)
- Issues in RWY capacity studies (DFS)
- Standardised Capacity Assessment in Spain (ENAIRE)
Presentations:
- Workshop Results of MAN (ASPAG Chairmen)
- Robust Transportation System Model and Optimization in Social System (ENRI & University of Tokio)
- Research on the Energy-saving Arrivals targeting Tokyo International Airport (ENRI)
- Thoughts and Dilemmas for Assessing Simulation Capabilities (Avinor)
Visit of ENAIRE Simulation Facilities
Meeting review
5th Meeting – Manchester 27./28.04.2017
Welcome & Host Presentation (MAG)
Workshop:
- ACAM – a commonly agreed methodology for capacity assessment & simulation (short term up to +10yrs)
Presentations:
- Manchester Transformation Program (MAG)
- A methodology for reducing complexity in the analysis of aviation systems (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
- Airfield modelling KPIs (ARUP)
- Airfield Performance Measurement (arcadis)
- Forecast of Airport Demand in the Fukuoka FIR (ENRI)
- Simulation of various headwind scenarios (DGAC-STAC)
Meeting review
Welcome & Host Presentation (ENAV)
Presentations:
- DFS simulation – experiences and challenges in 2016 (DFS)
- Airfield enhancements at Dublin Airport (DAA & ARUP)
- Integrated Vehicle-Aircraft Simulation (ARC & Fraport)
- Simulation Model Configuration and Validation (NATS)
- Assessment of Airport Capacity Enhancements (DLR)
- Minimizing Pushback and Ground Emissions by Simulation – OSL case (Branko Bubalo)
- Capacity Impact of increasing LCC Operations at CGN-Airport (RWTH)
Meeting review
3rd Meeting – Paris 28./29.04.2016
Welcome & Host Presentation (DGAC)
Presentations:- Surveillance data analysis at Frankfurt airport (Fraport)
- PIATA_Neo (Eurocontrol)
- Airport in a Lab – Standards for Simulation (DLR)
- Quantitative simulation-based safety assessment of new PBN approaches (TU Dresden)
- Adapting tool usage and methodology to the studies (DGAC)
- Case study – current MEX airport (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
- KPI’s and Service Levels at LHR (London Heathrow)
- Pre-tactical planning considering severe weather conditions (DLR)
- Modelling GSE equipment movements on the airfield (arcadis)
Meeting review
Welcome & Host Presentation (ARUP)
Presentations:
- Simulation process to unfreeze the capacity in the French Alps (DGAC)
- Simulation of Mega Airports - Experiences and Issues (ARUP)
- Simulation assessment of airfield concept design: EC Harris experience (EC Harris)
- Manchester 2nd runway study (York Aviation)
- RWY Resurfacing study & work (Fraport)
- Potential Measures for the Reduction of the Environmental Impact of Airport Operations (DLR)
- ATM Scenario Simulation and Optimization (TU München)
- DFS simulation activities (DFS)
- Airport Lab – Standardised airport concept (DLR)
- London Airspace and Airports (NATS)
- Weather impact on airport performance (DLR)
- New Human-in-the-Loop simulation facility (ENRI)
Meeting review
1st Meeting – Braunschweig 23./24.04.2015
Welcome & Host Presentation (DLR)
Rationale for ASPAG
Housekeeping / ‘ToR’
Round Table (short presentation from each organisation)
Set of Topics for ASPAG - Workshop session on members’ contribution and their areas of interest (Goal: Definition of the ASPAG Thematic Roadmap)
Agreement on set of topics for ASPAG
Presentations:
- Generic Airport for Capacity Planning (DLR)
- Assessment of Pre-tactical Planning Results with Fast Time Simulation (DLR)
- Impact of volcanic eruptions within neighbouring airspace (DLR)
- Contract-based ATM simulations (DLR)
- Modelling and Analysis work at NATS (NATS)
- BlueSky: an Open Air Traffic Simulation (TU Delft)
Meeting review