Originally Posted by
oblivia
Here you go...
London City airport replaces control tower with virtual system Air traffic controllers 70 miles away to oversee landings in UK first
April 29, 2021
https://www.ft.com/content/1c3d319f-...2-20d9270402de
London City has become the first airport in the UK to install a virtual control tower, putting all operations in to the hands of controllers based more than 70 miles away on the south coast of England.
The new technology at London City was officially unveiled on Friday but has quietly been in use since late January. It was originally scheduled to go live in 2019.
Tower controllers rely on the human eye to manage aircraft movements on the ground and at the very start and end of flights, when aircraft are on final approach or about 30 seconds from the runway.
Air traffic controllers at Nats handle all other UK traffic.
Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Cranfield the first?
And aren't there ANSPs other than NATS who handle some UK traffic?