NATS Swanwick

NATS Swanwick is a combined area control centre and terminal control centre operated by National Air Traffic Service (NATS) at Swanwick in Hampshire, England.[1][2]

It started operations on 27 January 2002, and handles aircraft in the London flight information region (FIR), which covers most of England and Wales. The centre consists of three facilities:[1]

  • The London Area Control Centre (LACC), which provides air traffic control services to aircraft operating in upper airspace over England and Wales within the London FIR.[3]
  • The London Terminal Control Centre (LTCC), which controls aircraft flying below 24,500ft flying to and from London's aiports.[4]
  • No. 78 Squadron of the RAF, which provides military air traffic control services and distress and diversion services to civilian aircraft.[5]

The Swanwick facility replaces that of the former site at West Drayton.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "About Swanwick" (PDF). NATS. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ Kelly, Brendan (27 April 2017). "The hidden secrets of UK airspace: Two Centres for three FIRs". NATS Blog. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ^ "En Route Services | NATS". www.nats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 June 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ^ a b Corp, Rob (26 September 2008). "Why Swanwick hit the headlines". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Swanwick (78 Squadron)". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 8 October 2025.

50°53′12″N 1°17′10″W / 50.8868°N 1.2861°W / 50.8868; -1.2861

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