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▶️Play our new #ANSexplained video to understand how air traffic control (#ATC) in Europe✈️🌍 is funded – and how #EUROCONTROL plays a central role through its Central Route Charges Office (#CRCO). Europe's air traffic control system is handled by its air navigation service providers (#ANSPs), and their safety-critical work is funded by the users of the airspace by paying Route Charges – a fee💶 for all the airspace each flight✈️ passes through. 👉That's where the #CRCO comes in, efficiently collecting those monies on behalf of States – monies that fund essential elements of air navigation services (#ANS) – from highly trained controllers to complex technologies & infrastructure investments. Key #ANSexplained numbers: 📊30K+ flights on average cross the European aviation network every day (with 2026 peak days set to see 37K+ flights) 📊11.1M flights performed in 2025 by… 📊6.7K aircraft operators resulting in… 📊€13.2BN in Route Charges collected by EUROCONTROL's #CRCO & distributed to… 📊41 Member States & 3 non-Member States that use this service (we also collect terminal navigation & communication charges at the request of States – watch out for our next aviation video explainer…) In short, Route Charges play a fundamental role in financing European #aviation – collected & distributed expertly, transparently & efficiently by the EUROCONTROL #CRCO.

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