Vigo Airport becomes Spain’s first to operate a fully digital air traffic control tower powered by Searidge

Vigo Airport has activated Spain’s first fully digital air traffic control tower, using Searidge’s remote tower technology to replace a conventional physical tower. The operational system centralizes surveillance and communications for runway and apron control and marks a national first in digital tower deployment.

Discovered 2025-12-10T04:26:22.839519-08:00 | 2025-12-10T04:26:22.839519-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Vigo is the first airport in Spain to transition to fully digital tower operations using Searidge’s remote tower technology, representing a milestone in national ATM modernization.
  • The deployment aligns with Aena’s strategy of using Madrid–Barajas as an aviation laboratory to validate digital and automation solutions before wider rollouts across Spain: https://hype.aero/?story=798b3730-90ae-4759-adda-acb0b616fda1
  • The operational status at Vigo provides a tested case for airport operators and ANSPs assessing remote/digital towers for scaling coverage and potentially reducing the need for conventional tower infrastructure.

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2025-12-10T04:26:22.839519-08:00
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