New Cairo Air Navigation Center
In 1977, a twenty-year plan was stud ied by the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority, in order to implement. in function of traffic estimates and forecast, a new airspace organization and to establish the specifications of technical equipment to fit with these new requi rements. Thi s plan will be implemented in two phases (objectives 1985 and 199 2) and will create a complete new air traffic control system. The first phase of the plan started in 1980 . It will be finalized in 1986 and includes: building of the new control center with a total area of 7000 m 2 equipped with no-break power supply ;
implementation of new air-ground VHF / UHF and HF network; installation of a new automatic message swiching center; modernization of point-to-point communications; installation of two long range radars in Cairo and Asyut and one short range radar in Cairo; installation of 6 enroute contro l sectors and 3 approach control sectors; modernization and implementation of new radionavigation aids ( 1 2 VOR and 11 DME) . The second phase planned for 1992 wi ll include extens ion of VHF/UHF air-ground coverage;
extension of radar coverage with instal lat ion of long range radar in Aswan and Mer sa-Matruh . Airspace Organization The new airspace organization includes new airspace sectorizations and implementation of new procedures for terminal Cairo airspace. The flight control and information services for the entire Egyptian airspace are provided from a single center, moving the former one to a new building equipped according to the most modern concepts and tech niques . The first development phase con sists of: 4 enroute sectors; 2 terminal sectors for Cairo TMA (extended to 60 NM). To provide radar control on these 6 sectors, 7 positions including one spare, are installed in the new building of the Cairo Air Navigation Center (CANC). In the same phase, three sectors are opened in the IFR room installed in the existing tower including: 2 approach sectors (intermed iate and final approach); 1 departure sector . To allow introduction of radar control, new procedures will be im-
Cairo Air Navigation Center - General View
THE CONTROLLER / MAR CH 1986
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