Belgrade Airport’s new control tower nears completion
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The construction of the new 75-metre control tower at Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is progressing on schedule with work set to be completed by the end of this quarter. The new facility, which also includes a two-level flight control centre at its base, will become operational later this year, once all the latest equipment fitted inside the facility is tested. The project is valued at 17.5 million euros, with a further five million invested into new equipment. The facility stretches over an area of 7.500 square metres and has a control tower cab of 120 square metres. The existing control tower at Belgrade Airport has been in use since 1962. It will be closed upon the completion of the new facility, however, it will be up to operator SMATSA (Serbia and Montenegro Air Traffic Services Agency) to decide on its fate, with Belgrade Airport’s operator expressing its desire for the building to be used for commercial purposes, however, it will be up to the air traffic control provider to make a final decision.
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