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1.Air transport infrastructure shall comprise, in particular:
(a)air space, routes and airways;
(b)airports;
(c)the connections of the airports to the other modes in the trans-European transport network;
(d)associated equipment;
(e)air navigation systems, including the new-generation European air traffic management system (the "SESAR system").
2.Airports shall comply with one of the following criteria:
(a)for passenger airports, the total annual passenger traffic is at least 0,1 % of the total annual passenger volume of all airports of the Union, unless the airport in question is situated outside a radius of 100 km from the nearest airport in the comprehensive network or outside a radius of 200 km if the region in which it is situated is provided with a high-speed railway line;
(b)for cargo airports, the total annual cargo volume is at least 0,2 % of the total annual cargo volume of all airports of the Union.
The total annual passenger volume and the total annual cargo volume are based on the latest available three-year average, as published by Eurostat.