FAA Activates First Digital Towers In Alaska, Florida

Digital air traffic control tower

 A digital tower sensor stack provides a 360-deg. view of airport operations. 

Credit: FAA
Digital air traffic control (ATC) towers have entered operational service at airports in Alaska and Florida, the first of seven airports that controllers will manage from remote operations centers, the FAA said Nov. 6. Digital tower systems have entered service at Bartow Executive Airport (BOW) in...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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