Operationalconfidence medium

RNAS Culdrose

Photo of the airport: Andrew Thomas from Shrewsbury, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

RNAS Culdrose is a remote tower: cameras and sensors at the airport feed controllers who work somewhere else. Saab signed to provide a digital air traffic control solution at Predannack, announced 25 February 2021.

Caveat. In-service status is inferred from the 2025 support contract.

What the sources say

Saab signed to provide a digital air traffic control solution at Predannack, announced 25 February 2021.https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/royal-navy-order-digital-towers-from-saab/
A three-year, GBP 710,000 support contract for the remote tower equipment at Predannack and Culdrose was concluded 19 February 2025.https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005940-2025

Timeline

Feb 2021
Saab order for Predannack announced
19 Feb 2025
Support and maintenance contract concluded

Connections

Lines join each airport to the centre that controls it. Basemap: OpenStreetMap data via Protomaps.

Saab

Other sites in United Kingdom

NATS Swanwick Digital Tower Centre London City Airport Cranfield Airport Heathrow Virtual Contingency Facility RNAS Predannack Manchester Airport (hybrid digital tower) Farnborough Airport (hybrid digital tower) Inverness (HIAL Combined Surveillance Centre)

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At a glance

ICAO: EGDR
Country: United Kingdom
Type: Remote tower
Vendor: Saab
Provider: Royal Navy
Status: Operational
Position: 50.086, -5.256

Sources

2 public sources: ukdefencejournal.org.uk, find-tender.service.gov.uk.

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