Trialconfidence medium
Western Sydney International Airport
Photo of the airport: BulbazaurREX, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Western Sydney International Airport is a remote tower: cameras and sensors at the airport feed controllers who work somewhere else. Over 20 cameras at the airport feed a Digital Aerodrome Service at Eastern Creek; CDC and Frequentis Australasia work with Airservices.
Caveat. Airport opening date and ATC go-live not confirmed here.
What the sources say
- Over 20 cameras at the airport feed a Digital Aerodrome Service at Eastern Creek; CDC and Frequentis Australasia work with Airservices.https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/western-sydney-to-get-digital-tower
- A July 2026 Frequentis article describes the digital work positions as in use.https://www.boerse-online.de/dpa-afx/irw-news-dr-reuter-investor-relations-von-sydney-bis-muenchen-wie-frequentis-mit-digitalen-flugtowern-weltweit-neue-standards-fuer-die-zivile-und-militaerische-infrastruktur-setzt-541645.html
Timeline
- 5 Mar 2024Airservices announces the digital tower
Connections
Lines join each airport to the centre that controls it. Basemap: OpenStreetMap data via Protomaps.
At a glance
- ICAO
- YSWS
- Country
- Australia
- Type
- Remote tower
- Vendor
- Frequentis
- Provider
- Airservices Australia
- Status
- Trial
- Position
- -33.884, 150.734