The rise of remote towers

With remote towers in the spotlight recently, Andy Martin talks to the experts at Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions and Searidge Technologies to find out why they’re suddenly attracting interest from airports large and small.

The digital tower at Budapest Airport incorporates video from cameras that enables controllers to monitor remote holding points on the airfield. (HungaroControl via SeaRidge Technologies)

It is perhaps surprising that only 6% of the world’s 45,000 airports have full ATC facilities. Many are used only by light aircraft that rely on pilots maintaining visual separation, and will never need such a service, but for others the vital safety net provided by air traffic controllers will become increasingly important as the number of commercial movements increases.

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