Aircraft Utilisation – Monthly (OEM/ADS-B based)

ColumnData TypeData descriptionKeyData SetJoin On
Natural IDvarchar(30)Natural aircraft ID (combination of the ch-aviation production line code and either the line/construction or manufacturer serial number, changes for aircraft not yet delivered where l/n, c/n or msn are not yet known (assigned by ch-aviation)ForeignAircraftNatural ID
Aircraft IDint(11)Unique ch-aviation created aircraft ID, remains stable throughout an aircraft’s life (assigned by ch-aviation)ForeignAircraftAircraft ID
Operatorvarchar(255)Operator name
Opr. ch-a Codevarchar(5)Operator ch-aviation code (assigned by ch-aviation). Operator ch-aviation codes can be 2, 3, or 5 characters.ForeignOperatorsOperator ch-a Code
Variantvarchar(255)Aircraft Variant designation (i.e. A321-200N)
CNvarchar(16)Construction/Line Number
MSNvarchar(16)Manufacturer Serial Number
Registrationvarchar(16)Aircraft Registration, blank if unknown or no longer registered
MonthmonthMonth of the hours and cycles
YearyearYear of the hours and cycles
cyclesdecimal(10,0)number of monthly cycles
hoursdecimal(10,2)number of monthly hours (hhh.hh)
avg stage lengthchar(5)average monthly stage length in hours and minutes (hh:mm)
avg_daily_utilisationchar(5)average daily utilisation in hours and minutes (hh:mm)
utilisation_data_typevarchar(255)indication whether the data is: actual historical data, estimated data, forecasted data or ADS-B data
TTM cyclesint(11)Trailing twelve months cycles
TTM hoursdecimal(10,2)Trailing twelve months hours
TTM avg stage lengthchar(5)Trailing twelve months average stage length (hh:mm)
TTM avg daily utilisationchar(5)Trailing twelve months average daily utilisation (hh:mm)
since eis cyclesint(11)Cycles since entry into service
since eis hoursdecimal(10,2)Hours since entry into service
since eis avg stage lengthchar(5)Avg. stage length since entry into service (hh:mm)
since eis avg daily utilisationchar(5)Avg. daily utilisation since entry into service (hh:mm)
as ofdateAs of date (date when utilisation data was last provided)
sourcevarchar(255)Source of utilisation data
source ch codevarchar(3)Operator or Manufacturer ch-aviation code (assigned by ch-aviation)
data quality indicatorvarchar(16)An aircraft is whitelisted for an operator/MSN combination if it meets one of the following: Utilization Match: Spire ADS-B based cycles closely align with OEM data (within ±1–2 cycles or ±10%, depending on sample size) in the past two years. Flight Path Continuity: At least 95% of previous destinations match the next origin, with 10+ flights tracked in the past two years. Otherwise, it is blacklisted
data quality indexdecimal(3,2)A score from 0 to 1 indicating completeness of flight tracking for the month: 0 = takeoff and/or landing missing; 1 = both takeoff and landing are present; values in between reflect partial data completeness.