Wednesday, July 3, 2024 The Bodø Tower Center now remotely oversees 11 towers, with the final towers of Phase 1 of the Remote Towers Program scheduled to commence operations from the center by March 2025. Concurrently, enhancements to the Remote Towers system will enable each workstation to manage up to 3 airports simultaneously. The Remote Towers (RT) program holds significant strategic importance for Avinor.
Positive feedback from operational trials has prompted Avinor’s board to approve Phase 2a, adding 7 new towers to the RT Program earlier this year. Avinor has entered into an agreement with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace for the purchase of additional airport installations—comprising cameras and technical infrastructure—for 7 airports. These installations are slated to become operational from Bodø Tower Center by 2027.
Additionally, a separate operations room will be established at Nye Bodø Airport, with operational control expected to commence upon the airport’s opening in August 2029. The seven new airports included in this expansion are: Båtsfjord, Vadsø, Sørkjosen, Sandane, Mosjøen, Ørsta Volda, and the new Mo i Rana Airport. Avinor, a state-owned company under the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications, manages 44 state-owned airports.
Recognized for its leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions within aviation, Avinor pioneers initiatives such as electric aircraft development and sustainable jet biofuel supply. Annually, Avinor fa.
