CROCONTROL ARES 1.0
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Abstract

CROCONTROL ARES service implements Airspace Reservation (ARES) Service: This service enables exchanges related to: - Notification of the activation of an Airspace Reservation/Restriction - Notification of the de-activation of an Airspace Reservation/Restriction - Pre-notification of the activation of an Airspace Reservation/Restriction - Notification of the release of an Airspace Reservation/Restriction - Query Airspace Reservation/Restriction information o Airspace Availability Service: This service enables exchanges related to: - Notification of the activation of an Airspace Reservation/Restriction Notification of the de-activation of an Airspace Reservation/Restriction

Service Type
SWIM_COMPLIANT
Life Cycle
PROSPECTIVE
Business Activity Type
AIRSPACE_ORGANISATION_AND_MANAGEMENT
Intended Consumer
AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
AIR_TRAFFIC_SERVICE_PROVIDER
CIVIL_AIR_NAVIGATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
CIVIL_AIRSPACE_USER
MILITARY_AIR_NAVIGATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
MILITARY_AIRSPACE_USER
MILITARY_DEFENCE_CENTRE
Information Exchange Category
AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_EXCHANGE
Application Message Exchange Pattern Entity
PUBLISH_SUBSCRIBE
FIR ICAO Location Indicator
LDZO
State ICAO Nationality Letters
LD
ICAO Region
EUR
In-Operation Date
30-Dec-2025
Provider
Croatia Control Ltd.

Croatia Control Ltd. is a company owned by the Republic of Croatia, which provides air navigation services.

We are certified for the provision of the following services and functions:

  • Air Traffic Services (ATS)
  • Communication, Navigation and Surveillance Services (CNS)
  • Aeronautical Information Services (AIS)
  • Aeronautical Meteorological Services (MET)
  • Flight Procedure Design Services (FPD)
  • Airspace Management (ASM)
  • Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM).

We provide air navigation services openly and transparently, publish the conditions of access to our services via aeronautical information products as well as on our company website, and have implemented a procedure for regular formal consultations with our users. We do not discriminate against our users based on their nationality or identity or user category.

Provider Type
AERONAUTICAL_INFORMATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
AIR_TRAFFIC_SERVICE_PROVIDER
CIVIL_AIR_NAVIGATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
MILITARY_AIR_NAVIGATION_SERVICE_PROVIDER
Point of Contact
Operational and Business context

Provide neighboring FIRs with activation and deactivation notices for restricted airspace, according to the procedures defined in ERNIP Part 3 ASM Handbook and bilateral agreements between States. And Implementing Regulation 2021/116 (CP1), AF 5 (System Wide Information Management)

Management of subscriptions

This functionality allows for creation, starting, stopping and deletion of subscriptions to consume data from the service.

Publication

This functionality enables the management of updates based on subscriptions by External Users.

Local airspace structure

This functionality allows for retrieval of airspace structures and activity data from within the ASM Support System by External Users.

Airspace status

This functionality enables the retrieval of activation data held within the ASM Support System by External Users.

Integrity

Communication integrity is ensured by TLS encryption.

Performance

Monitoring tools continuously track system health, latency, and request volumes, allowing early detection of anomalies and supporting proactive performance tuning. Overall, the service provides a robust and responsive interface that supports operational environments requiring real-time or near real-time data exchange.

Availability

The ARES Service guarantees real-time performance optimized for tactical operations, ensuring high reliability with an availability rate of at least 99%.

ACC

Area Control Centre

AIP

Aeronautical Information Publication

ADEP

Aerodrome of Departure

ADES

Aerodrome of Destination

AF

ATM Functionality (in the PCP regulation)

AFUA

Advanced Flexible Use of Airspace

AIRM

ATM Information Reference Model

AIXM

Aeronautical Information Exchange Model

AMQP

Advanced Message Queuing Protocol

AO

Aircraft Operator

ARES

Airspace Reservation/Restriction

ASM

Airspace Management

ATC

Air Traffic Control

ATFCM

Air Traffic Flow and Capacity Management

ATM

Air Traffic Management

ATS

Air Traffic Services

AUP/UUP

Airspace Use Plan / Updated Airspace Use Plan

B2B

Business-to-Business

CBA

Cross Border Area

CBO

Cross Border Operations

CDM

Collaborative Decision Making

CDR

Conditional Route

CR

Change Request

eAMI

Electronic ASM Information message

EC

European Commission

ERAF

EUROCONTROL Advisory Framework

EU

European Union

FAB

Functional Airspace Block

FBZ

Flight Plan Buffer Zone

FDPS

Flight Data Processing System

FL

Flight Level

FMP

Flow Management Position

FUA

Flexible Use of Airspace

GML

Geographical Markup Language

HTTP

Hypertext Transport Protocol

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organisation

ID

Identifier

IP

Internet Protocol

mTLS

Mutual authentication using TLS certificates and keys

MTBF

Mean Time Between Failures

MTTR

Mean Time To Recovery

NOP

Network Operations Plan

NM

Network Manager

POC

Point of Contact

ERNIP

European Route Network Improvement Plan

SES

Single European Sky

SOAP

Simple Object Access Protocol

sR/R

Synchronous Request Reply

SWIM

System Wide Information Management

TRA

Temporary Reserved Area

TSA

Temporary Segregated Area

UUID

Universally Unique Identifier

XML

Extensible Markup Language

WSDL

Web Services Description Language

Information
ARES Service

The service publish ARES notifications according to 'EUROCONTROL Specification for Airspace Management (ASM) Support System Requirements supporting the ASM processes at local and FAB level'

https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-airsp…

Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) 5.1.1

https://www.aixm.aero/schema/5.1.1/index.html

The service publish ARES notifications according to 'EUROCONTROL Specification for Airspace Management (ASM) Support System Requirements supporting the ASM processes at local and FAB level'

https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-airsp…

Aeronautical Information Exchange Model (AIXM) 5.1.1

https://www.aixm.aero/schema/5.1.1/index.html

https://www.eurocontrol.int/publication/eurocontrol-specification-airspace-management-asm-support-system-requirements
Normal conditions

CCL ARES service provides three interfaces: (1) SubscriptionManagementService (2) AirspaceStatusService (3) LocalAirspaceStructureService

Airspace Status

Alows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.

PROVIDER_SIDE
REQUEST_REPLY
Operations
AirspaceStatusService

Allows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.

Idempotent
NON_IDEMPOTENT
Operation Message
activation
Airspace Status Service

Allows external users to securely access and retrieve activation data stored within the ASM Support System.

Url will be available as per request.

Resource Type
R/R
Local Airspace Structure

Enables external users to retrieve detailed information on airspace structures and activity data directly from the ASM Support System.

PROVIDER_SIDE
REQUEST_REPLY
Operations
LocalAirspaceStructureService

Enables external users to retrieve detailed information on airspace structures and activity data directly from the ASM Support System.

Idempotent
NON_IDEMPOTENT
Operation Message
localstructure
References
ASM to ATC Specs
Reference

ASM to ATC

https://lara-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/LARA-extension-to-EUROCONTROL-Specification-on-ASM-System-Requirements-PART-II-_v1.0_11112024.pdf
Revision Save Date
Fri, 12/12/2025 - 13:30
Schema version
v2