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Båtsfjord Airport

Photo of the airport: Algkalv (talk), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Båtsfjord Airport is a remote tower: cameras and sensors at the airport feed controllers who work somewhere else. Avinor's board decided in February 2024 to move this tower to the Bodø centre; Kongsberg delivers sensors for operation from 2027.

What the sources say

Avinor's board decided in February 2024 to move this tower to the Bodø centre; Kongsberg delivers sensors for operation from 2027.https://kongsberg.com/kda/news/news-archive/2024/kongsberg-to-deliver-remote-towers-to-seven-new-norwegian-airports
Avinor lists it in phase 2, planned for 2026 or 2027.https://om.avinor.no/en/aviation-safety/remote-controlled-towers

Timeline

2027
Planned operation from Bodø (Kongsberg delivery due 2027)

Connections

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

controlled from: Bodø Remote Towers Centre Kongsberg Avinor

Other sites in Norway

Bodø Remote Towers Centre Røst Airport Vardø Airport Hasvik Airport Berlevåg Airport Røros Airport Mehamn Airport Rørvik Airport

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At a glance

ICAO: ENBS
Country: Norway
Type: Remote tower
Vendor: Kongsberg
Provider: Avinor
Status: Planned
Position: 70.600, 29.693

Sources

2 public sources: kongsberg.com, om.avinor.no.

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