B.3. Airports & Landing Strips and Air Traffic Control

B.3. Airports & Landing Strips and Air Traffic Control

With a detection range capability of 1200 -1600 metres radius from the sensor over 360 degrees, Radar solutions are ideal for airfield surveillance. Multiple radars can be networked back to a single base station and one display. Reference sites include Alghero Airport in Sardinia, Katowice Airport in Poland, and UK International Airports.

In 2003 East Midlands Airport (UK) has introduced an airport ground surface movement system using 76 GHz millimtetre wave radar. The radar sensor provides aircraft tracking on the runway, taxiways and apron and acts as aid to the Air Traffic controllers in poor visibility.