https://www.laestrella.com.pa/nacional/220329/nuevo-centro-control-coloca-aeropuerto-tocumen-avanzados-region

Tocumen International Airport is preparing to put its new Airport Operations Control Center (AOCC) into operation, starting next May, when Terminal 2 is scheduled to open.

The general manager of the Tocumen Airport, Raffoul Arab, explained that it is a space provided with high-tech tools where multiple operational processes, incidents, security, passenger service, infrastructure management, maintenance, among others, will be coordinated in real time. .

“With this new Management Center we are taking a huge step forward in airport management, with world-class processes, equipment and systems that place Tocumen as one of the most advanced airports in the region,” said Arab, during a tour of the new airport facilities.

The Airport Operations Control Center, strategically located between Terminals 1 and 2, is a critical environment with 24/7 availability, 365 days a year. From there, the coordinated supervision and control of all areas will be carried out, with the active and face-to-face participation of representatives of all the institutions and entities that perform key functions at the airport.

The system will support decision-making with the data generated by viewing runways and airspaces and other sources of information such as closed-circuit cameras, security, passenger processing systems, baggage and cargo handling, among others. multiple other sources.

Arab also explained that this new Airport Operations Control Center will allow staff to manage, from specially designed spaces and with the intense use of technology, timely decisions in accordance with civil aviation rules and regulations.

The new Airport Operations Control Center is a project linked to the upcoming full opening of Terminal 2 that will expand Tocumen’s current capacity to process more than 20 million passengers a year.