Airborne_Again wrote:
Yes. According to the document, “K” means that the message is to inform the operator of an allocated slot.
Thanks for that detailed response.
Rwy20 wrote:
The translation is in post #14No need to acknowledge the slot confirmation message
Much appreciated for that information.
The translation is in post #14
No need to acknowledge the slot confirmation message
Airborne_Again wrote:
The “1” means that the slot is valid for a single week.
Upon a closer reading it seems to mean “every week”, as opposed to “2”, meaning “every other week”. But that doesn’t matter for a single flight.
pilotrobbie wrote:
Additionally do I need to send a reply ACK this?
That I don’t know.
pilotrobbie wrote:
Presume the K means accepted and approved so I’ve gotta land at Ibiza for 1550 UTC (1750L)
Yes. According to the document, “K” means that the message is to inform the operator of an allocated slot.
But what’s the D1? This document won’t let me copy and paste to translate.
The “D” means GA. The “1” means that the slot is valid for a single week. (And in that week, valid only on Thursdays as the 0004000 code shows.) The format is originally intended for airlines and of course they usually have the same schedule several weeks in a row and potentially flies several days in a week.
I can’t imagine what the designer of this format was thinking. Even if you want minimum size for telex transmission, machine-readability etc, it could have been done so much better.
This document won’t let me copy and paste to translate.
That is really idiotic, but it is technically trivial to remove that protection and lots of tools can do it for you, e.g. https://www.cleverpdf.com/unlock-pdf. I attach an unlocked copy
(EDIT: Correction about the meaning of “K”.)
Airborne_Again wrote:
A message identifier.
Additionally do I need to send a reply ACK this?
Airborne_Again wrote:
A message identifier.
Okay, I’ll have to try and translate all of this. I sent it last night and they ignored it because I didn’t put my wingspan in and the return trip (Due to parking restrictions) but AENA said it’s not a problem. SLOTS wanted it as per the NOTAMS/AIP or whatever it is. I rang them earlier, and this is what I was told.
Presume the K means accepted and approved so I’ve gotta land at Ibiza for 1550 UTC (1750L)
But what’s the D1? This document won’t let me copy and paste to translate.
pilotrobbie wrote:
GCR/GES(Random number)
KGZANY 18AUG18AUG 0004000 004DA40 LFMU1550 D1
What’s the GES(Random Number)?
A message identifier.
What’s the 0004000? Not the cost I hope
It means Thursday.
The message format is described in the document linked to in post 11. Only in Spanish, but with some effort and the help on translators, you can make out what it says.
Hi All,
I’ve got the following information from SLOT COORD in Spain.
GCR
/GES(Random number)
KGZANY 18AUG18AUG 0004000 004DA40 LFMU1550 D1
What’s the GES(Random Number)?
What’s the 0004000? Not the cost I hope 🤣🙈
On top of those scheduled flights they keep room for unscheduled GA flights
If they can fit arrival & departure of unscheduled flights why they need AD slot for them?
Parking space, handling requests, prior permission are not enough 
