OPSNET Manual

OPSNET Data

The data sent daily to OPSNET can be viewed on the FAA Operations & Performance Data Web site: aspm.faa.gov. Recent data requires a login; finalized data are available without a login 20 days after the end of each month.

Obtaining User ID and Password

You may request a user ID and password by clicking on the You may request a login from FAA by following this link on the OPSNET page. Complete the 'Data Access Request Form'. In the 'Comments' section, indicate that you are a facility official and need access to previous days' data. This will ensure you are given full access.

Obtaining Data Reports

Using the OPSNET link, you may select the option for the needed data. For example, to request reports for Tower Operations, select 'Tower Operations' from the main screen.

The main screen is divided into seven sections that allow the user to build a report.

My Reports

My Reports displays a list of OPSNET reports you saved after running your query. You may save a report after you enter your search criteria and select the 'Run' button. Then you may name your report and save it for future use.

Reports can be created in all OPSNET system views. Saved reports are available for users with a login.

Selecting the information button will display a window listing the selection criteria used for the report. Selecting the deletion button will delete the report.

Saved Reports

This section lists reports that you have saved after clicking the 'Run' button. By clicking on the report name, you will be able to modify or update the saved report with new criteria. Just click on any of the desired tabs to change output, dates, facilities, filters, and grouping options. To view the criteria of a saved report, click on the information button on the left of the report name. For more information about saving reports, see the Run section.

Other Reports

From the Main Page of the OPSNET interface, several customized reports for internal FAA customers are available. These are the available reports:

• OPSNET: ATS Report
• OPSNET: Factbook Yearly Summary
• OPSNET: Factbook Yearly Summary By Facility

Output

The Output page contains eight modules. Each module allows for a set of reports as listed below.

Airport/Tower/TRACON Operations and Center Aircraft Handled

In this sections, you may select several options for displaying the data.

• OPSNET: Standard Report
• OPSNET: Day of the Week Report
• OPSNET: Comparison Report
• OPSNET: Ranking Report
• OPSNET: Missing Data Report
• OPSNET: Peak Days Report

Total Terminal Operations

In this section, you may select the following display options:

• OPSNET: Total Terminal: Detail Report
• OPSNET: Total Terminal: Airport Report
• OPSNET: Total Terminal: Summary Report

Facility Information

In this section, you may select the following display options:

• OPSNET: Facility Info: Detail Report
• OPSNET: Facility Info: Summary Report
• OPSNET: Facility Info: Approach Primary Report
• OPSNET: Facility Info: Required Forms Report
• OPSNET: Facility Info: Missing Forms Report

Delays

In this section, you may select the following display options:

• OPSNET Delays: Standard Report
• OPSNET Delays: Ranking Report
• OPSNET Delays: Comparison Report
• OPSNET Delays: Peak Days Report
• OPSNET Delays: Ground Delay Report
• OPSNET Delays: Day of the Week Report
• OPSNET Delays: Reporting Facility Report
• OPSNET Delays: Delay Types Report
• OPSNET Delays: Delay By Cause Report
• OPSNET Delays: EDCT/GS/TMI By Cause Report
• OPSNET Delays: ATC Delays Report
• OPSNET Delays: EDCT / GS Summary Report
• OPSNET Delays: National Delay Synopsis Summary Report
• OPSNET Delays: Delays Per Activity Summary Report
• OPSNET Delays: Delay By Secondary Cause Report
• OPSNET Delays: Summary Data Download
• OPSNET Delays: Detail Data Download

Data Download

Data obtained for Airport Operations.

The Data Download feature appears in the Output section of each OPSNET module. By selecting this option, the user will receive an email containing a link to an Excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet will display OPSNET data for the selected airport(s) and date(s).

Here are the data dictionaries for each of the download systems:

• Airport Operations: Data Download Dictionary
• Tower Operations: Data Download Dictionary
• TRACON Operations: Data Download Dictionary
• ARTCC Operations: Data Download Dictionary
• Facility Information: Data Download Dictionary
• OPSNET Delays: Data Download Dictionary
  

Other Reports

From the Main Page of the OPSNET interface, several customized reports for internal FAA customers are available. These are the available reports:

• OPSNET: ATS Report
• OPSNET: Factbook Yearly Summary
• OPSNET: Factbook Yearly Summary By Facility

Options

You may select supplemental options for your reports in all views with the exception of Total Terminal Operations and Facility Information. These are the available options:

Option	Description	Views
Show Itinerant	Shows operations by air carrier, air taxi, general aviation, and military aviation arriving from outside the Traffic Pattern or departing the airport Traffic Pattern.	Airport Ops
Show Local	Shows civil and military operations within the airport's Traffic Pattern airspace.	Airport Ops, Tower Ops
Show IFR	Shows operations conducted under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).	Airport Ops
Show VFR	Shows operations conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR).	Airport Ops, Center Acft Handled
Show IFR Itinerant	Shows operations conducted under Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) arriving from outside the Traffic Pattern or departing the airport Traffic Pattern.	Tower Ops, TRACON Ops
Show VFR Itinerant	Shows operations conducted under Visual Flight Rules (VFR) arriving from outside the Traffic Pattern or departing the airport Traffic Pattern.	Tower Ops, TRACON Ops
Show IFR Overflight	Shows terminal IFR flights originating outside the TRACON’s/RAPCON’s/Radar ATCT’s area and passing through the area without landing.	Tower Ops, TRACON Ops
Show VFR Overflight	Shows terminal VFR flights originating outside the TRACON’s/RAPCON’s/Radar ATCT’s area and passing through the area without landing.	Tower Ops, TRACON Ops
Show Aircraft Handled	Shows the number of ARTCC enroute IFR departures multiplied by two, plus the number of enroute IFR overflights.	Center Acft Handled
Show VFR Advisories	Shows the number of VFR aircraft provided with VFR advisories.	Center Acft Handled
Show Domestic	Shows enroute IFR departures and overflights occurring over land.	Center Acft Handled
Show Oceanic	Shows enroute IFR departures and overflights occurring over the ocean.	Center Acft Handled

Format

In this section, you may choose between several options for the output of the data:

• HTML: The requested data are presented in a Web browser format.
• MS Excel
• MS Word
• No Sub-Totals: Eliminates sub-totals in long reports.

Dates

In the example above, all days for the month of September 2008 which are available were selected using the “Add All” link at the bottom of the calendar. The individual days can be removed by “clicking” the red “x” beside the date.

For your OPSNET report, you may select specific time periods to query.

The following options are available:

• Days
• Months
• Years (calendar and fiscal)
• Range
• Period

If you selected the Comparison Report in the Output tab, the Dates screen will also prompt you to choose a comparison period.

Please verify that your selection is for a time period in which data are available. Selected options will appear on the right.

Facilities

In this section, you may select facilities by:

• Center: ARTCC or CERAP Center (only available in the Center Aircraft Handled view).
• Airport: Allows use of the facility ID (not available in the Center Aircraft Handled view).
• State: Allows selection by state.
• Region: Allows selection by region.
• Service area: Allows selection by service area.
• Class: Allows selection by facility classification, i.e., Tower with Radar, TRACON, etc.

Note that single facilities cannot be selected when running the following reports: Ground Stop / EDCT Delays Report, National Delay Synopsis Report, Delays Per Activity Report.

When the default 'Quick Entry Mode' checkbox is selected, enter the facility ID to search for matching facilities. By deselecting the 'Quick Entry Mode' option, you will be able to query the database for a facility by typing the facility ID into the 'Find a Facility' box. Potential matches will be displayed.

You may also select predefined groups such as ASPM 77, OPSNET 45, or Core by selecting the appropriate link. In the TRACON Operations view, you may instead select the predefined group 34 Select. To include all facilities in your report, do not select any.

Filters

In the example above, no filters were applied.

In Airport Operations, Tower Operations, TRACON Operations, and Delays, you may select supplemental filters for your reports. For example, users who selected 'ETSA' may restrict their search to FAA Facilities by selecting the appropriate option. These are the available options:

• No Filters: Default.
• FAA Only: Will display only FAA-staffed facilities.
• Contract Towers Only: Will display only FAA contract staffed facilities.
• ARTCC Only: Will display data by ARTCC only (only available in Delays)

In Facility Information, you may select the following filter options:

• Type
  • TRACONs, RAPCONs, CERAPs
  • Radar Tower
  • Limited Radar Tower
  • Nonradar Tower
  • VFR Tower
  • Non-FAA Facility
  • Federal Contract Tower
  • Air Route Traffic Control Center
  • FAA Facilities Only
• Class
  • Tower without Radar
  • TRACON, RAPCON, or CERAP
  • Combined TRACON and Tower with Radar
  • Combination Non-Radar Approach Central and Tower without Radar
  • Towers with Display (VFR)
  • Combined Control Facility
  • Towers with Radar
  • Air Route Traffic Control Center
  • Combined TRACON
  • Federal Contract Tower
  • Non-FAA Facility
• Old Level (0-5)
• New Level (0-12)

'Old Level' and 'New Level' refer to facility pay levels.

For a list of definitions of facility types, please see OPSNET: Facility Types. For a list of definitions of facility classifications, please see OPSNET: Facility Classification.

By clicking the 'Not' checkbox, you can exclude one Facility Type from your report. Selected options will appear on the right.

Groupings

In this section, you may group the data in the desired format. At least one selection has to be made. Click the green area beside the filter in the desired order. If the report is restricted to only one facility, then 'Date' is the only necessary grouping field.

Available grouping fields are:

• Date
• Airport (only available in Airport Operations)
• Facility (not available in Airport Operations)
• State
• Region
• Service Area
• Class
• Local Hour
• Quarter Hour

Select the 'Plus' button to choose the groupings for the report. Selected fields will appear on the right. Selected fields can be removed by selecting the 'Minus' button next to each selected field.

Run

Selecting the Run option will run the query and create a report. You may save the search criteria you used to create the report by entering a name for the report and clicking the 'Save' button. From then on, the report name will appear in the 'My Reports' section.

Definitions of Variables

For more information about these topics, please see the Definitions of Variables for the Operations Network (OPSNET) system.