Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Our first Aviation Explained video looks at free route airspace (#FRA), the concept that gives airspace users the freedom to plan a route subject to airspace availability – and offers the #network major advantages in overcoming flight efficiency, capacity & environmental challenges by helping to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
#FRA is a specified airspace within which users may freely plan a route between a defined entry point and a defined exit point, with the possibility to route via intermediate significant points without reference to the ATS route network, subject to airspace availability. Within this airspace, flights remain subject to air traffic control (#ATC).
At EUROCONTROL, we initiated #FRA development & implementation in cooperation with civil & military experts in airspace design, the European Civil Aviation Conference (#ECAC) Member States, air navigation service providers (#ANSPs), airspace users, flight planning organisations & international bodies.
Read more about the FRA concept on our website https://www.eurocontrol.int/concept/free-route-airspace
Our first Aviation Explained video looks at free route airspace (#FRA), the concept that gives airspace users the freedom to plan a route subject to airspace availability – and offers the #network major advantages in overcoming flight efficiency, capacity & environmental challenges by helping to reduce fuel consumption and emissions.
#FRA is a specified airspace within which users may freely plan a route between a defined entry point and a defined exit point, with the possibility to route via intermediate significant points without reference to the ATS route network, subject to airspace availability. Within this airspace, flights remain subject to air traffic control (#ATC).
At EUROCONTROL, we initiated #FRA development & implementation in cooperation with civil & military experts in airspace design, the European Civil Aviation Conference (#ECAC) Member States, air navigation service providers (#ANSPs), airspace users, flight planning organisations & international bodies.
Read more about the FRA concept on our website https://www.eurocontrol.int/concept/free-route-airspace
