CANAC 2

CANAC 2 is the main Belgian air traffic control centre. It is a development of the previous CANAC building, and when it opened in 2009, it was one of the most advanced ATC centres in Europe.

CANAC 2
Computer Assisted National Air Traffic Control
Location within Belgium
General information
Type	Air traffic control centre
Address	Steenokkerzeel, Belgium
Coordinates	50.904°N 4.5095°E / 50.904; 4.5095
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Current tenants	Belgian ATC staff
Completed	28 November 2009
Inaugurated	10 February 2010
Design and construction
Main contractor	Thales ATM

History

In the late 1980s (and throughout the 1990s) French air traffic controllers often went on strike, leaving flights to be unceremoniously diverted over the Netherlands and Belgium.

The CANAC building opened on 11 March 1993.

From 2 December 2009, military and civilian air traffic controllers worked side by side.

Construction

Planning for CANAC 2 began in September 2007. It was built by Thales of France, and opened on 28 November 2009. The official opening was on 10 February 2010. It cost 60 million euros.^[1]

Structure

It has four circular sets of screens, ACC East, ACC West, APP and Military.

Operation

It looks after the EDYY flight information region.

It watches up to 24,500 feet. It manages up to 600,000 aircraft movements a year. It works with the TopSky system (Thales), known as Eurocat-E before 2012.

See also

• Centre en route de la navigation aérienne of the Direction des Services de la navigation aérienne (DSNA) of France and Luchtverkeersleiding Nederland of the Netherlands