Trialconfidence medium

Cork Airport

Photo of the airport: J.Stiegler, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Cork Airport is a remote tower: cameras and sensors at the airport feed controllers who work somewhere else. IAA page dated 30 January 2023 announces a SESAR demonstration grant; no go-live date is given and European regulatory approval is still needed.

What the sources say

IAA page dated 30 January 2023 announces a SESAR demonstration grant; no go-live date is given and European regulatory approval is still needed.https://www.iaa.ie/air-traffic-management/innovation/remote-towers

Timeline

Jun 2016
Multiple remote tower trial from Dublin
Jan 2023
SESAR grant announced for a demonstration

Connections

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

controlled from: IAA Dublin ATC Centre (remote tower hub) Saab IAA (Irish Aviation Authority)

Other sites in Ireland

IAA Dublin ATC Centre (remote tower hub) Shannon Airport

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At a glance

ICAO: EICK
Country: Ireland
Type: Remote tower
Vendor: Saab
Provider: IAA
Status: Trial
Position: 51.841, -8.491

Sources

1 public source: iaa.ie.

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