The Dutch air navigation service provider (ANSP) LVNL has introduced successfully a go-around detection system as safety net in the control towers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. This article explains the characteristics of this safety net and shares lessons learned about the operational introduction.
Schiphol is the Netherlands’ primary airport and one of the busiest in Europe with more than 1,500 movements per day. Schiphol has six converging runways, most of them used in two directions, for takeoff and landing. During daytime operations, three runways typically are in use simultaneously — either two for landing and one for takeoff, or vice versa.
