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Bartow Executive Airport (Digital Tower Operations Center)
Photo of the airport: US Geological Survey, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Bartow Executive Airport (Digital Tower Operations Center) is a remote tower: cameras and sensors at the airport feed controllers who work somewhere else. Installed at Bartow; active control testing was slated for January 2026 and full air traffic control services were targeted for July 2026.
Caveat. The FAA states that no remote tower system was approved for the NAS as of its February 2025 page. See the United States program page for the September 2026 design approval.
What the sources say
- Installed at Bartow; active control testing was slated for January 2026 and full air traffic control services were targeted for July 2026.https://airportimprovement.com/article/bartow-executive-redefines-air-traffic-control-with-digital-tower-and-onsite-controller-training/
- Frequentis reports its X10 voice system went live there; the CANSO story is dated 12 March 2026.https://canso.org/?p=117565
Timeline
- 2025Frequentis installation (project March 2023 to November 2025)
- Jan 2026Active control testing planned
- Jul 2026Full services targeted
Connections
Lines join each airport to the centre that controls it. Basemap: OpenStreetMap data via Protomaps.
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At a glance
- ICAO
- KBOW
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Remote tower
- Vendor
- Frequentis
- Provider
- FDOT / airport
- Status
- Trial
- Position
- 27.943, -81.783