¶ Fiume Ground
In Roma Fiumicino there are two main movement areas.
| Apron Area West, controlled by Fiume Ground (W_GND), which includes the area defined by: TWY A; TWY B between A and BD excluded; TWY H between A and P included; Stands from 509 to 909. | Apron Area East, controlled by Fiume Ground (E_GND), which includes the area defined by: TWY B between BD included and HP RWY 25; TWY C; TWY D up to P excluded; TWY G and H up to P excluded; Stands from 101 to 510 included. |
¶ Stand Assignment
The controllers shall use GroundRadar Plugin which will direct most aircraft to the appropriate stand. In case a stand is blocked, reassignment is possible via GRP.
Available stands for passenger airlines:
| Stand | ACFT MAX CAT | Airline |
|---|---|---|
| 200 | E | ITY, AEZ, MSA |
| 300 | C | Schengen ITY, IBE, AFR, KLM, TAP, TVF, VOE, EWG, AUA, FIN, EZY, NOZ, SAS, RYR, WZZ, VLG |
| 400 | C | Schengen ITY, DLH |
| 500 | WIP | All carriers |
| 601-608 | E/F | DAL, ITY, ARG, QTR, KAL, ETD, CHH, CES, AAR |
| 609-614 | C | BAW, EIN, EXS, THY, MEA |
| 700 | E | ELY, EXS, AAL, ETD, NOS, ACA, TAR, MSR, KAC, UAL, PGT |
| 801-805, 809, 811, 813, 831, 833, 835 | E | Non Schengen, All carriers |
| 806, 807, 808, 810, 812, 814, 815, 824-829, 842/847 | C | Non Schengen, All carriers |
| 900 | E | All carriers |
For general aviation and business aircraft:
| Stand | ACFT CAT |
|---|---|
| 221-238 | Up to CAT E |
For cargo aircraft:
| Stand | ACFT CAT |
|---|---|
| 100-105 | Up to CAT E |
¶ Pushback
Pushback clearance shall be given by the appropriate Fiume Ground. If Delivery / Planning is not online, Ground control will also give start-up clearance. Outbound traffic shall have priority in case of simultaneous departures or arrivals in a given stand/taxiway.
Simultaneous pushback operations are not allowed from TWYs NW and NZ if ACFT are using the same start-up points.
¶ Stand information and start-up points
¶ Taxi routings
Traffic on the ground in Fiumicino shall follow a specific flow which aims at directing departing aircraft onto taxiway B and arriving on taxiway D.
¶ Departing aircraft
When Runway 25 is used for departures:
- Aircraft parked at stands 701-707 and ≥ 801 shall be instructed to taxi via A and B and hold short B3
- Aircraft parked at stands 708-711 and 601-614 shall taxi via T and B or R and B and hold short B3
- Aircraft parked at stands 501-509 shall taxi via CF, D , P and B and hold short B3
- Aircraft parked at stands 502, 401-412, 401-313 and 314-321 shall taxi via G or H, NG, N and B and hold short B4
- Aircraft parked at stands 201-207 shall taxi via NG, N and B and hold short B4
- Aircraft parked at stands 221-238 shall taxi via ED, EB, NG, N and B and hold short B4
The Ground controller shall not assign any runway holding point, aircraft shall always be instructed to hold short B4 or B3 and handed off to Tower as soon as possible.
The use of hold shorts is fundemental due to the number of taxiways and intersecting routings.
Traffic departing runway 25 shall be instructed to monitor the tower frequency
When Runway 16R is used:
- Aircraft parked at stands 201-238 shall join the inbound flow via D and H and hold short runway 25 / 07 at A
- Aircraft parked at stands 301-614 shall join the inbound flow via H and hold short runway 25 / 07 at A
- Aircraft parked at stands ≥ 701 shall taxi via A and hold short runway 25 / 07 at A
The ground controller cannot authorize runway crossing, aircraft shall be handed over to Tower as soon as possible
When Runway 34L is used:
- The same flows as runway 16R apply, aircraft will taxi via A southbound to the runway holding point.
Ground shall aim at an early handoff to Tower, as soon as the aircraft is on taxiway A and is free of conflict with other taxiing aircraft on the frequency.
¶ Arriving aircraft
For aircraft landing on 16L / 34R:
- The Ground Controller can expect to receive them following “Standard 1”.
Aircraft instructed to follow Standard 1 will taxi via D, hold short EG and monitor E_GND on 121.900. It is the Ground Controller’s responsibility to make the first contact with the aircraft.
The Controller shall aim at establishing communications with the aircraft right before it is abeam taxiway U.
Upon first contact aircraft shall be directed to their assigned stand via EG (for aircraft parking at stands ≤ 412) or D or be instructed to “continue Standard 1” in case, due to traffic, it is necessary to have them hold short at EG.
Departing aircraft shall always have priority over arriving aircraft. The Ground Controller shall make use of the proper “hold short” and “give way” instructions to achieve such a flow.
For aircraft landing on 16R:
- Tower will hand over the arriving aircraft to W_GND after they have vacated
For aircraft landing on 34L:
- Tower will instruct aircraft to cross runway 25 / 07 and contact W_GND
¶ Taxi restrictions
-Taxiway D and H westbound shall be used as the main taxiway by inbound aircraft;
-Taxiway B eastbound shall be used as the main taxiway by outbound aircraft;
-Taxiway EG southbound shall be used by inbound aircraft;
-Taxiway NG northbound shall be used by outbound aircraft.
¶ Code F aircraft
¶ Coordination E_GND - W_GND
The two Ground Controllers must be familiar with each position’s AoR and work closely with each other to achieve an orderly flow of traffic.
The main standing agreement between the two positions is that an aircraft shall not be cleared beyond the position’s AoR unless case-specific coordination has occurred.
The flow for departing aircraft is as follows when both positions are online:
- W_GND clears aircraft at stands ≥ 501 via the standard routing and aims for an early handoff on B to E_GND, who clears them to B4 and hands them over to Tower.
For arriving aircraft:
- E_GND instructs aircraft parking at stands ≥ 501 to taxi via D and hold short of P and aims for an early handoff to W_GND, who clears them to the assigned stand via CF or H.
¶ Runway information
| RWY | INT TO | TORA |
|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | FULL | 3.307 m |
| 25 | BC/BD | 2.485 m |
| 16L/34R | FULL | 3.902 m |
| 16R/34L | FULL | 3.902 m |
| 16R | AC | 2.948 m |