Brussels Charleroi airport has had a camera and antenna mast installed as part of a digital tower programme which will be operational by the end of 2026.
The Charleroi installation follows that of a similar structure at Liege airport last November.
Charleroi’s mast is 37m (121ft) in height – taller than the airport’s control tower – and features high-resolution cameras and communications technology enabling air traffic controllers to handle airport movements remotely.
The mast is sited about 500m from the tower.
Within a few weeks, says Belgian air navigation service Skeyes, the Charleroi cameras will be transmitting information to a digital tower test centre near Brussels airport.
Real-time air traffic movements from both Charleroi and Liege will be projected onto screens to enable optimisation of systems before the digital tower control centre in Namur becomes operational.
