This system will be commissioned in the winter of 2022-2023. In Polaris, the new iCAS air traffic control system is being built. The operations room boasts, among other things, about a hundred radar screens that are used for air traffic control and training purposes.
The building has several rooms for educating and training air traffic controllers, including a 3D tower simulator that can create a 360-degree projection of the view from any control tower in the Netherlands. Polaris is situated opposite the LVNL office at Schiphol-Oost and is connected by an iconic breezeway. Afterwards, King Willem-Alexander spoke with those involved about developments in the field of air traffic control. A demonstration of a training session was shown in the tower simulator. Vitally important to connecting the Netherlands to the world.'Īfter the opening, the King was introduced to the new iCAS air traffic control system as well as the various aspects of the education and training programme for air traffic controllers. A prestigious building in which we contribute to ensuring that passenger air travel is even safer and more efficient. This is where the first "station building" of Schiphol Airport was situated. Michiel van Dorst, 'Where we stand now marks the spot of a previous chapter in the history of Dutch aviation. After speeches by Michiel van Dorst (LVNL CEO) and Lieutenant General Dennis Luyt (Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force), the King performed the opening ceremony. In the presence of a small group of invited guests, His Majesty the King opened Polaris, the new radar and training centre of Air Traffic Control the Netherlands (LVNL) at Schiphol-Oost on Friday 4 September. Polaris radar and training centre opened by His Majesty the King