flygsituation

Flygsituation describes the current state of aviation operations within a defined airspace, airport system or region. It encompasses the disposition of aircraft, air traffic flow, weather conditions, runway availability, and regulatory or operational restrictions that affect flight planning and execution. The term is used by airlines, pilots, air traffic controllers, and authorities to assess the feasibility of departures, arrivals, and en-route movements at a given time or for a forecast period.

Key factors include air traffic density and flow management, meteorological conditions (visibility, cloud base, wind, gusts, precipitation, icing, turbulence), and weather-related hazards. Airspace restrictions such as NOTAMs, temporary flight restrictions, and military activity, as well as airport capacity, runway closures, and ground-handling constraints, influence the flygsituation. Equipment and system status, such as radar and communications availability, also play a role.

Data sources include meteorological services, aviation authorities, air navigation service providers, airports, airlines, and NOTAM databases. The concept supports risk assessment, flight planning, delay forecasting, and incident analysis, and is often summarized in operational briefings or public-impact reports when disruptions occur.

In media and public discourse, flygsituation is used to describe periods of heavy disruption or good operating conditions, sometimes contrasting expected schedules with actual outcomes. It is a dynamic concept, continuously updated as new weather information, ATC capacity, or operational changes emerge.

See also: air traffic control, aviation meteorology, NOTAM, flight planning.