Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal
Purpose: Remote control towers are the latest evolution in air traffic control at the airport level. These towers replace traditional air traffic control towers, moving the airport's air traffic controllers to a remote location called a remote control center. This concept was introduced with th...
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| description | Purpose: Remote control towers are the latest evolution in air traffic control at the airport level. These towers replace traditional air traffic control towers, moving the airport's air traffic controllers to a remote location called a remote control center. This concept was introduced with the main aim of combating the shortage of air traffic controllers, as well as making it possible to provide several airports with control that, until then, they did not have or were at risk of losing, because of the costs associated with this service. This makes it important to study this solution in Portugal, as there are many airdromes where having runway control may not be economically viable. The study will focus on a project by NAV Portugal, which is about to implement this solution on some islands in the Azores archipelago.
Design/methodology/approach: Having identified the number of movements per month at a few chosen airports, the operational viability was studied according to the number of movements per hour to ensure that several restrictions were met.
Findings: Even including the region's main airport, from the point of view of analyzing the number of movements, the installation of a remote control tower is feasible. There is also a substantial economic gain from this new solution, both in terms of implementation and operations.
Originality/value: Remote control towers are a new air traffic control solution, making it possible to extend this service to countless airdromes that may be in the process of losing this service for economic reasons, or no longer are controlled by an air traffic controller. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eae80e6708ad42719d41305a4a23a6f52024-04-10T09:56:29ZengOmniaScienceJournal of Airline and Airport Management2014-48652014-48062024-04-0114111710.3926/jairm.41471Remote air traffic control towers: An application in PortugalMiguel Martins0Jorge Silva1Carlos Alves2Universidade da Beira Interior, Aerospace Science Department, Convento de Santo António, 6201- 001 Covilhã, Portugal,Universidade da Beira Interior, Aerospace Science Department, Convento de Santo António, 6201- 001 Covilhã, Portugal CiTUA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal,Diretor de Engenharia, NAV PortugalPurpose: Remote control towers are the latest evolution in air traffic control at the airport level. These towers replace traditional air traffic control towers, moving the airport's air traffic controllers to a remote location called a remote control center. This concept was introduced with the main aim of combating the shortage of air traffic controllers, as well as making it possible to provide several airports with control that, until then, they did not have or were at risk of losing, because of the costs associated with this service. This makes it important to study this solution in Portugal, as there are many airdromes where having runway control may not be economically viable. The study will focus on a project by NAV Portugal, which is about to implement this solution on some islands in the Azores archipelago. Design/methodology/approach: Having identified the number of movements per month at a few chosen airports, the operational viability was studied according to the number of movements per hour to ensure that several restrictions were met. Findings: Even including the region's main airport, from the point of view of analyzing the number of movements, the installation of a remote control tower is feasible. There is also a substantial economic gain from this new solution, both in terms of implementation and operations. Originality/value: Remote control towers are a new air traffic control solution, making it possible to extend this service to countless airdromes that may be in the process of losing this service for economic reasons, or no longer are controlled by an air traffic controller.http://www.jairm.org/index.php/jairm/article/view/414remote control tower, air traffic control, feasibility, operational, economic, movements |
| spellingShingle | Miguel Martins Jorge Silva Carlos Alves Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal Journal of Airline and Airport Management remote control tower, air traffic control, feasibility, operational, economic, movements |
| title | Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal |
| title_full | Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal |
| title_fullStr | Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal |
| title_short | Remote air traffic control towers: An application in Portugal |
| title_sort | remote air traffic control towers an application in portugal |
| topic | remote control tower, air traffic control, feasibility, operational, economic, movements |
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