London City Airport’s chief executive officer Declan Collier called the creation of the UK’s first digital control tower at the city’s Canary Wharf business airport an opportunity to bring the airport into the 21st century. When the current brick and mortar tower building is decommissioned, responsibility for safe air traffic control services for LCY’s 300 daily operations will be transferred from on-airport controllers to a team operating remotely from the NATS control Center in Shanwick, some 60 miles southwest of London. NATS is the UK’s leading provider of air traffic control services.
London City Controllers Will Soon Separate Airplanes from Inside a Virtual ATC Building
Key Takeaways:
- London City Airport (LCY) is implementing the UK's first digital air traffic control tower, moving services to a remote NATS control center 60 miles away.
- This new system uses 14 high-definition cameras to provide controllers with a 360-degree view of the airport on large screens, alongside audio and radar feeds, offering enhanced flexibility and information tagging.
- The remote tower concept, developed by Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions, is already operational in several European countries and is scheduled for LCY's commissioning in 2019 after over a year of testing.
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