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Manston radar systems get £2 million upgrade
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Kent International Airport
A £2 million pound investment has been made in the radar systems at Manston’s Kent International Airport.

The upgrade is to secondary radar equipment which will allow staff to monitor aircraft speed, location, travel direction and height of aircraft in flight in greater detail.

Matt Clarke, the airport’s chief executive, said: “We are focused on delivering a world-class airport for Kent complete with world-class service, equipment and facilities.

“Installing our own secondary radar system is the latest example of the programme of investment that will deliver that long-term goal.”

Infratil, the owner of Kent International, took over four years ago and says it has been engaged in a comprehensive and long-term programme of replacements and upgrades

Other recent additions to the air-traffic services including upgraded direction-finding equipment, airport information management systems (AIMS), meteorological sensors and radar screens.

Infratil says it has spent £10 million on infrastructure and equipment upgrades since acquiring the airport.

The SSR will replace the existing externally-provided service to supplement the information gathered by the airport’s existing primary radar and is part of a range of activities designed to ensure that airport radar coverage is not affected by offshore wind-farms.

Work to design the radar specification, gain regulatory approval and procure, install and flight-test the equipment will be undertaken over the next two years.
POSTED: 12/10/2009 17:02:59

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