Built together since January 2025 · as of October 2026

From a WhatsApp helper to Austria’s TRA platform

What started with Schöckl, Almenland and Bruck now covers 41 Austrian TRA airspaces. The hub combines club reports with ATIS, Air Use Plan and NOTAMs. Its map adds international airspace data with visible sources and time information.

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Live since 2025 Today

In productive pilot operations

A small tool has grown into a platform used every day by clubs, pilots and external tools.

  • Available across Austria
  • Maps and archives with source records
  • Traceable and continuously expanded
41 Austrian TRAs in the current system
2,718 documented status actions since 1 January 2025
1,777 activations during the same period
3 Austrian operational sources ATIS · AUP/NUP · NOTAM

TRA figures are live from the database · the three source families describe Austrian operational status. Status actions include activations, extensions, deactivations and other documented decisions.

From the beginning to today

A concrete problem became shared infrastructure

Progress is not only about adding features. Every step removes friction, connects another data source or makes decisions easier to trace.

  1. January 2025

    Three TRAs, one concrete problem

    A WhatsApp text generator for Schöckl, Almenland and Bruck makes activation information consistent and quick to share for the first time.

  2. 2025

    From helper to an Austria-wide data foundation

    Dashboard, roles, history and XContest integration grow to cover all current TRAs. ATIS, Air Use Plan and relevant NOTAMs flow automatically into status views and archives.

  3. Spring 2026

    Status becomes usable everywhere

    Widget V2, live preview, QR codes, documented JSON interfaces, German and English, and the separation from BeyondXC establish a stable platform structure.

  4. 2026

    The airspace situation becomes connected

    Location presets, a vertical airspace section, MTA/MTMA/MCTR, more precise NOTAM geometries, protected areas and the historical activity query combine the sources into a traceable picture.

  5. October 2026

    Official data and times become traceable

    The world map loads airspaces by map extent and adds search, highlighting and 3D. Swedish LFV data with published AIP SUP windows, plus French and Swiss publication notices, have source records in the archive.

Delivered and in use

What the platform does today

The building blocks now work together from club operations through to external interfaces.

Digitised TRA operations

Authorised club roles activate, extend, limit and deactivate TRAs. Altitude overrides, prepared texts and history keep the workflow traceable.

Automated data pipelines

ATIS, AUP/NUP and relevant NOTAMs are continuously imported, normalised, prioritised and archived, including the FAA NMS source and quality diagnostics.

A map built as a working tool

XC Airspace Map combines TRA, AIP, AUP, MTA/MTMA/MCTR and NOTAM with filters, worldwide airspace search, highlighting, 3D and a vertical section. Airspaces load for the visible map extent.

Official sources made visible

Swedish LFV airspaces and AIP SUP publication windows include source and time records. The source archive records imports and French and Swiss publications.

A widget for every setup

Widget V2 provides live preview, location presets, an interactive selection map, QR code and diagnostics for sources, freshness and conflicts.

History made traceable

Archives, statistics, version comparison and the activity query reconstruct NUP/AUP, NOTAM and TRA logs with sources for any selected date.

Protected areas integrated

Protected areas and nests are available as neutral map and API data. XCTrack/OpenAir includes only features explicitly approved for automated assessment and otherwise remains deliberately block-free.

Interfaces established

Documented, approved JSON interfaces and exports supply XContest, XCTrack-compatible workflows, widgets and additional clients.

Platform operations hardened

Clear roles and club scopes, audit trails, protected activation and export paths, and responsive light, dark and system themes support daily operations.

More than a promise

Try the current state directly

The key results are publicly visible or ready to use.

TRA live status Current activations and times Activation statistics Progress by period and TRA XC Airspace Map Airspaces, sources and section view Widget Builder Configure your own status widget Historical activity query NUP, NOTAM and TRA by period Airspace comparison Changes between data versions Official airspace sources Search publications and import records
Transparency matters

What the data deliberately does not promise

  • Air Use Plan data is reliably available in the archive from 5 July 2025.
  • Automatic ATIS TRA data is available across Austria from 1 July 2025; coverage before that date was regional.
  • LOXZ data has been partially available since 1 September 2025 and is handled separately for the Zeltweg special case.
  • A published AIP SUP time window does not confirm current activation. Switzerland has no reliable active status without an authorised live feed.
  • France needs a current SIA XML package before official geometries can be published. OpenAIP remains the map source there.
  • The hub supports flight preparation but does not replace Homebriefing, current official NOTAMs or Austro Control publications.
The next useful step

What we are improving now

  • Obtain the current French SIA XML package and publish the validated AIRAC snapshot.
  • Connect an authorised Swiss activation feed for reliable active times.
  • Add more official European airspace sources with licence and freshness checks.
  • Improve AIP, AUP and NOTAM comparison and conflict diagnostics.
Keep building together

Operational feedback sets the next priority

Please send questions, bugs, data corrections and integration requests by email to m.schuessler@airspace.at or through the WhatsApp groups.

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