16th September 2005

Copperchase install ATC Data System at Lydd London Ashford Airport.

London Ashford Airport at Lydd, on the South East Coast of the UK, has embarked on a development programme aimed to increase passenger capability to 2million a year.

As part of the major development plans, a new Air Traffic Control Tower has been constructed to manage the increased level of traffic.

Copperchase Limited, a UK leading provider of Aviation Data Management systems and ATC Engineering services, recently completed the installation of a state-of-the-art ATC Data System.  

The supplied solution includes AFTN (AFGATE and AFTERM) and MET (METSYS) which have been deployed as the first phase of a complete system installation. This will provide Lydd, London Ashford ATC with a number of facilities. These include, the ability to;

  • Connect to the AFTN network to send and receive pertinent AFTN messages;
  • Automatically send METARs over the AFTN;
  • Provide a visual reference for meteorological conditions at the airfield;
  • Automatically upload data from airfield sensors and display information at ATCO, ATCA and other required positions;
  • Add terminals to the AFTN network; and
  • Add further functions at a later stage such as FDMS, Strip Printing and ATIS..

 SATCO at London Ashford (Lydd) Airport, Tim Maskens, said, “I am very pleased with both the system we have installed and the way in which it was installed. Already, after just a few days, the benefits are enormous and we’re looking forward to moving to the next stage with Copperchase. The system capabilities are well beyond my expectations”

 Ben Griffin from Copperchase added, “It’s been a pleasure creating the partnership with London Ashford (Lydd) Airport and we also look forward to extending the relationship with the next phase. It’s great to see the Copperchase equipment being integrated as well as this – yet another success story for our total Data Systems Solution.” 

This solution has been implemented by highly experienced professionals to an exceptional standard of quality, safety and suitability. 

For further information regarding deployment of the Copperchase ATC Data Systems please contact Copperchase Sales; +44 (0)1202 774500, sales@copperchase.co.uk