GMGuidance material
GM1 4a [Aerodrome] traffic density
Movement is either a take-off or a landing. The [aerodrome] traffic density is characterised as:
(a)light, where the number of movements in the mean busy hour is not greater than 15 per runway or typically less than 20 total aerodrome movements;
(b)medium, where the number of movements in the mean busy hour is of the order of 16 to 25 per runway or typically between 20 and 35 total aerodrome movements;
(c)heavy, where the number of movements in the mean busy hour is of the order of 26 or more per runway or typically more than 35 total aerodrome movements.
GM — Regulation (EU) No 139/2014 · ED Decision 2024/004/R · Aerodromes Easy Access Rules · EAR revision 13 Mar 2026