Plannedconfidence medium

Winter Haven Regional Airport

Winter Haven Regional Airport is a remote tower: cameras and sensors at the airport feed controllers who work somewhere else. Winter Haven is intended to be operated from the Bartow centre; Florida DOT is funding the system and officials hoped for approval in 2026.

What the sources say

Winter Haven is intended to be operated from the Bartow centre; Florida DOT is funding the system and officials hoped for approval in 2026.https://backend.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2025-08-27/faa-tests-while-winter-haven-preps-remote-tower
Control testing for Winter Haven was scheduled to begin in July 2026.https://airportimprovement.com/article/bartow-executive-redefines-air-traffic-control-with-digital-tower-and-onsite-controller-training/

Timeline

Jul 2026
Control testing for Winter Haven scheduled to begin

Connections

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

controlled from: Bartow Executive Airport (Digital Tower Operations Center) Frequentis

Other sites in United States

Leesburg Executive Airport Northern Colorado Regional Airport Bartow Executive Airport (Digital Tower Operations Center) FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center (Atlantic City) Johnston Regional Airport

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At a glance

ICAO: KGIF
Country: United States
Type: Remote tower
Vendor: Frequentis
Provider: FDOT / airport
Status: Planned
Position: 28.063, -81.753

Sources

2 public sources: airportimprovement.com, backend.ainonline.com.

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