Manchester Airport in UK to adopt hybrid digital control tower

Airport World
26 February 2025

Manchester Airport will become the UK’s first major international airport to adopt a ‘hybrid’ digital control tower next year.

Working with air traffic service provider, NATS, and the technology company, Searidge Technologies, the airport is set to deploy operational grade, ultra-high definition panoramic cameras to help its air traffic controllers manage and optimise the airport ground operation, enhance capacity and improve on time performance.

The controllers will use the live footage from these cameras – augmented in real-time with radar data and overlays – to manage aircraft movements around the airport’s Terminal 2 extensions.

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