*Updated through April 28, 2023
King Abdul Aziz Airport’s future tower – Source: airport-technology.com
After a thorough search for a detailed list of the world’s tallest air traffic control towers proved to be fruitless on the internet, I decided to try to create one of my own. Below is a working list of those air traffic control towers across the globe that exceed 100 feet in height along with the year the tower was completed, when known, provided in parenthesis.
Cairo Control Tower – Source: airportsinternational.com
Please note that some variation in height may occur as certain sources simply listed the height to the floor of the cab, while others list it to the top of the cab. Whenever possible, I used the top of the tower/cab. For those towers where I was certain the data was only to the floor, ten feet was added to represent the total height. Those with (est.) listed next to the height were calculated using FAA Airport Diagrams and NAV Canada Aerodrome Charts that provided the elevation of the control tower and then subtracted the nearest ground elevation.
While I was hoping that this list would be more comprehensive, not all statistical information on air traffic control towers is readily available or accessible on the internet. At the bottom of the primary list is a second one identifying airports with control towers that are likely 100 feet or more in height based on internet images, but the exact height has not been verified, despite a month plus long search.
Bangkok Control Tower – Source: europe-autos.com
Similar to office skyscrapers, the height of the tallest air traffic control towers has been rising over time. First, here is a brief summary of the tallest air traffic control tower for each continent, except Antarctica.
- Africa – Cairo, Egypt at 361 feet
- Asia – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 446 feet
- Europe – Paris (De Gaulle – north), France at 367 feet
- North America – Atlanta, Georgia, USA at 398 feet
- Oceania – Melbourne and Perth, Australia tied at 262 feet
- South America – Bogota, Columbia at 292 feet
Atlanta Control Tower – tripadvisor.com
Please feel free to submit any additional data to help fill in the blanks (so to speak) and so this dataset may be updated on a regular basis. Any and all additions are appreciated. Thanks! New information added to the list since Update #4 is shown in bold.
- Jeddah (King Abdul Aziz), Saudi Arabia – 446 ft. (2014)
- Kuala Lumpur (Terminal 2), Malaysia – 438 ft. (2013) — Thank you, AK!
- Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), Thailand – 434 ft. (2005)
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 425 ft. (1998)
- Atlanta (Hartsfield), GA – 398 ft. (2006)
- Beijing (Terminal 3), China – 398 ft. (2008)
- Tokyo (Haneda), Japan – 380 ft. (2010)
- Wuhan (Tianhe), China – 377 ft (2016)
- Charlotte (Douglas), NC, USA – 370 ft (2022)
- Istanbul (Gokcen), Turkey – 367 ft. (2012)
- Paris (De Gaulle – primary/north) – 367 ft. (2005)
- Cairo, Egypt – 361 ft. (2010)
- Guanzhou, China – 361 ft. (2003)
- Vienna, Austria – 361 ft. (2005)
- Abu Dhabi, UAE – 360 ft. (2010)
- Las Vegas, (McCarran) NV – 352 ft. (2015)
- Indianapolis, IN – 348 ft. (2005)
- Orlando (International), FL – 345 ft. (2002)
- Mumbai (Navi Mumbai), India – 344 ft. (under development)
- Denver (Centennial), CO – 340 ft. (1985)
- Houston (Intercontinental), TX – 336 ft. (1997)
- Memphis, TN – 336 ft. (2011)
- Delhi (Indira Ghandi), India – 335 ft. (2019)
- Shanghai (Pudong), China – 335 ft.
- Amsterdam (Schiphol – primary), Netherlands – 331 ft. (1991)
- Muscat (Seeb), Oman – 331 ft. (2011)
- Seoul (Incheon), Korea – 329 ft. (2001)
- Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion III) – 328 ft. (2014)
- Salt Lake City, UT – 328 ft. (1995)
- Denver (International), CO – 327 ft. (1992)
- Kunming, China – 325 ft. (2011)
- Newark (Liberty), NJ – 325 ft. (2002)
- Washington (Dulles – primary), DC – 325 ft. (2008)
- Cleveland (Hopkins), OH – 324 ft. (2014)
- Beijing (Capital), China – 323 ft.
- Phoenix (Sky Harbor), AZ – 320 ft. (2006) – corrected 11/20/22
- Miami, FL – 320 ft. (2000)
- New York City (JFK), NY – 320 ft. (1992)
- Cancun, Mexico – 315 ft. (2009)
- Istanbul (IGA), Turkey – 311 ft. (2017)
- Calgary, Canada – 300 ft. (2012)
- Oslo, Norway – 299 ft. (2010)
- Dubai (World Central), UAE – 298 ft. (2010)
- Chengdu (Shuangliu), China – 296 ft. (2011)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW – primary), TX – 295 ft.
- Nagoya (Chubu Centrair), Japan – 295 ft. (2005)
- Paris (De Gaulle – south) – 295 ft. (1999)
- Bogota (Eldorado), Columbia – 292 ft. (2014)
- Hanoi (Noi Bai), Vietnam – 289 ft. (2009)
- Mexico City (Angeles), Mexico – 289 ft. – added 11/20/22
- Amman (Queen Alia), Jordan – 288 ft. (2010)
- Dublin, Ireland – 288 ft. (2012)
- Boston (Logan), MA – 285 ft. (1973)
- Dubai (International), UAE – 285 ft. (2001)
- London (Heathrow), UK – 285 ft. (2005)
- Tokyo (Narita), Japan – 285 ft.
- Osaka (Kansai), Japan – 282 ft. (1995)
- Damman (King Fahd), Saudi Arabia – 281 ft. – added 4/28/23 – Thank you, Tito!
- Dusseldorf, Germany – 280 ft. (2002)
- Belfast (International), UK – 279 ft. (1987)
- Doha (New), Qatar – 279 ft. (2013)
- Hammamet, Tunisia – 279 ft. (2009)
- Stockholm (Arlanda), Sweden – 279 ft. (2001)
- Los Angeles (LAX), CA – 277 ft. (1996)
- Mumbai, India – 275 ft. (2013)
- Hong Kong, China – 273 ft. (1997)
- Manila, Philippines – 272 ft.
- Louisville, KY – 270 ft. (1997)
- Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac), WA – 269 ft. (2001)
- Boise, ID – 268 ft. (2010)
- Portland, OR – 266 ft.
- Riyadh (King Khalid), Saudi Arabia – 266 ft.
- Buenos Aires (Ezeiza), Argentina – 262 ft. (2011)
- Perth, Australia – 262 ft. (1987)
- Singapore (Changi), Singapore – 262 ft. (1981)
- Stockholm (Arlanda – old tower), Sweden – 262 ft. – now an apartment
- Chicago (O’Hare – primary), IL – 260 ft.
- Kansas City, MO – 257 ft. (1996)
- Tokyo (Haneda) – 255 ft. (old tower)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma – 155 ft. (proposed new tower)
- Dayton (Cox), OH – 254 ft. (2010)
- Cincinnati, OH/KY – 252 ft. (1998)
- Tucson (International) – 252 ft. (2016)
- Detroit (Metro – primary), MI – 250 ft. (2002)
- Fort Walton Beach (Destin-FWB/Eglin AFB), FL – 250 ft.
- Belgrade (Tesla), Yugoslavia – 246 ft. (2021)
- Brisbane, Australia – 246 ft. (1985)
- Melbourne (Tullamarine), Australia – 246 ft. (2012)
- Munich, Germany – 246 ft.
- Paris (De Gaulle – central), France – 246 ft. (1970)
- Tiruchirappalli (International), India – 246 ft. (2021)
- Leipzig, Germany – 240 ft. (1999)
- Palm Beach (International), FL – 240 ft. (2011)
- Spokane (International), WA – 239 ft. (2007)
- Algiers, Algeria – 236 ft. (2013)
- Berlin (Brandenburg) – 236 ft. (2012)
- Copenhagen, Denmark – 236 ft. (2007)
- Hyderabad (Rajiv Ghandi), India – 236 ft. (2008)
- Oakland, CA – 236 ft. (2013)
- Madrid (Barajas), Spain – 233 ft. (1997)
- New York City (La Guardia) – 233 ft. (2009)
- Dallas/Forth Worth (DFW) – 232 ft. (1972)
- Beijing (Daxing-West), China – 231 ft. (2019)
- Bangaluru (Kempegowda),India – 230 ft (2008)
- Frankfurt, Germany – 230 ft. (2011)
- Milan (Malpensa), Italy – 230 ft.
- Beijing (Daxing), China – 229 ft. (2019) – added 11/20/22
- Huntsville, AL – 228 ft. (2008)
- Austin (Bergstrom), TX – 227 ft. (1987)
- Pittsburgh (International), PA – 227 ft. (Thank you, 08 Left)
- Tampa, FL – 227 ft. (1972)
- Naypyitaw, Myanmar – 226 ft. (2012)
- Chicago (O’Hare – north) – 225 ft. (2008)
- Athens, Greece – 224 ft. (2001) — Thank you, Nikos!
- Columbus, OH – 224 ft. (2003)
- Hannover (DFS), Germany – 223 ft.
- San Antonio, TX – 221 ft. (1986)
- San Francisco, CA – 221 ft. (2014)
- Taipei (Taoyuan), Taiwan – est. 221 ft.
- Montreal (Mirabel), Canada – 220 ft. — Thank you, AK
- Nairobi, Kenya – 220 ft. (1978)
- Chicago (O’Hare – south), IL – 218 ft. (2015)
- Fort Myers (SW Florida), FL – 215 ft. (2016)
- London (Luton), UK – 215 ft. (1995)
- Toronto (Pearson – primary), Canada – 215 ft. (1998)
- Albuquerque (Sunport/Kirtland AFB), NM – est. 214 ft.
- New Orleans (Armstrong), LA – est. 214 ft.
- Lima (Chavez), Peru – 213 ft. (2022) – added 11/20/22
- Ahmedabad (Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International), India = 213 feet (2012)
- Baku (Heydar Aliyev), Azerbaijan – 213 ft. (2015)
- Paris (De Gaulle – 4), France – 213 ft. (2012)
- Sao Paulo (Campinas/Viracopos), Brazil – 213 ft. (2005)
- Tripoli, Libya – 213 ft. (2019)
- Vancouver, Canada – 213 ft. (1996)
- Durban (King Shaka), South Africa – 210 ft. (2011)
- London (Stansted), UK – 207 ft. (1991)
- Philadelphia (Terminal 1 ramp), PA – 207 ft. (2001)
- Sacramento, CA – 205 ft. (2014)
- Barcelona (El Prat – primary), Spain – 203 ft. (2004)
- Washington (Reagan), DC – 201 ft. (1997)
- Fort Myers (Southwest Regional), FL – 200 ft. (2021)
- Fort Wayne, IN – 200 ft. (2006)
- Kochi (Cochin), India – 200 ft.
- Milwaukee (General Mitchell), WI – 200 ft.
- Raleigh-Durham, NC – 200 ft. (1987)
- St. Louis (Scott AFB/Mid-America Airport), IL – 200 ft.
- Phoenix (Mesa-Gateway), AZ – 199 ft. (2022)
- Birmingham, AL – 198 ft. (2000)
- Amsterdam (Schiphol – west) – 197 ft. (2004)
- Brussels, Belgium – 197 ft. (2005)
- Cape Town, South Africa – 197 ft. (2007)
- Cologne-Bonn, Germany – 197 ft.
- Kuwait City, Kuwait – 197 ft. (1986)
- Manchester, UK – 197 ft. (2013)
- Roanoke, VA – 197 ft. (2004)
- Santiago (Benitez), Chile – 197 ft. (2001)
- Reno-Tahoe, NV – 195 ft. (2010)
- Surabaya, Indonesia – 195 ft.
- Washington (Dulles – original), DC – 193 ft. (1962)
- Denver (Front Range), CO – 191 ft. (2005)
- Lagos (Murtala Muhammed), Nigeria – 190 ft. – added 11/20/22
- Charleston (International/Joint Base), SC – est. 187 ft.
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, FL – est. 187 ft.
- Rome (Da Vinci) – 187 ft. (1957)
- Salalah, Oman – 187 ft. (2014)
- Edinburgh (Turnhouse), UK – 186 ft. (2005)
- Baghdad, Iraq – 185 ft.
- Khartoum, Sudan – 184 ft. (2016)
- Rota (Naval Station), Spain – 184 ft. (2015)
- Zagreb, Croatia – 181 ft. (2011)
- Greensboro (Piedmont Triad) – 180 ft. (2021)
- Kutaisi, Georgia – 180 ft. (2013)
- Liverpool (John Lennon), UK – 180 ft. (2002)
- Trondheim, Norway – 180 ft. (2005)
- Malaga, Spain – 179 ft. (2002)
- Richmond, VA – 178 ft.
- Barcelona (El Prat – south), Spain – 176 ft. (2011)
- Venice (Marco Polo), Italy – 174 ft. (2011)
- Yekaterinburg, Russia – 174 ft. (2010)
- Nottingham (East Midlands), UK – 172 ft.
- Hamadan, Iran – 171 ft. (2019)
- Paris (Orly), France – 171 ft. (1966)
- Santiago de Campestela, Spain – 171 ft. (2007)
- Montreal (Trudeau/Dorval), Canada – 170 ft. — Thank you, AK!
- Kolkata (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose), India = 169 feet (2020)
- Donetsk, Ukraine – 167 ft. (2011)
- Sydney (Kingsford Smith), Australia – 167 ft. (1996)
- Winnipeg, Canada – est. 167 ft.
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek, MI – 166 ft. (2013)
- Abuja, Nigeria – 164 ft.
- Dakar, Senegal – 164 ft. (2014)
- Eilat (Ramon), Israel – 164 ft. (2016)
- Jakarta (Soekarno-Hatta), Indonesia – 164 ft
- Manama, Bahrain – 164 ft. (2005)
- Nanjing (Lukou), China – 164 ft
- Sofia, Bulgaria – 164 ft. (2012)
- Edmonton (International), Canada – est. 163 ft. (2012)
- Everett (Paine), WA – 162 ft. (2003)
- Nashville, TN – est. 162 ft.
- Traverse City (Cherry Capital/USCG Air Station), MI – 160 ft. (2012)
- Trivandrum (International), India – 160 feet (proposed)
- Watertown (Wheeler-Sack) Army Airfield, NY – 160 ft. (2016)
- Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY – 159 ft. (1994)
- New York City (MacArthur), NY – 159 ft. (2011)
- Cairns, Australia – 157 ft. (1990)
- Nurnberg, Germany – 157 ft. (1998)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma = 157 ft. (1961) – current tower
- Nicosia (Larnaca), Cyprus – est. 156 ft.
- St. Louis (Lambert), MO – est 156 ft. (1997)
- Allentown (Lehigh Valley) – 155 ft. (1996)
- Charlotte (Douglas) – 155 ft. (1979)
- Alicante, Spain – 154 ft. (1997)
- Colorado Springs, CO – est. 153 ft.
- Bordeaux (Merignac), France – 151 ft. (2000)
- Newcastle, UK – 151 ft. (2007)
- Detroit (Metro – Smith Terminal), MI – 150 ft. (1957)
- Hartford (Bradley), CT – 150 ft.
- Katowice, Poland – 150 ft. (2018)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN – 150 ft.
- Missoula, MT – 150 ft. (2013)
- Palm Springs (International), CA – 150 ft. (2012)
- Basra, Iraq – 148 ft. (1988)
- Christchurch, NZ – 148 ft. (2009)
- Izmir (Menderes), Turkey – 148 ft. (2001)
- Luanda (International), Angola – 148 ft. (2015)
- Panama City (Northwest Florida Beaches), FL – 148 ft. (2010)
- Tel Aviv (Ben Gurion), Israel – 148 ft.
- El Paso, TX – 147 ft.
- Great Falls, MT – est. 147 ft.
- Houston (Hobby), TX – 147 ft. (2000)
- Abilene, TX – 145 ft. (2012)
- Newport News-Williamsburg, VA – 145 ft (2007)
- Sao Paulo (Congonhas), Brazil – 145 ft. (2010) — Thank you, Fernando!
- Adelaide, Australia – 144 ft. (2012)
- Houston (Ellington Field), TX – 143 ft. (2019)
- Rochester (Monroe County), NY – est. 142 ft.
- Wichita Falls (Airport/Sheppard AFB), TX – 142 ft. (2006)
- Harrisburg, PA – est. 141 ft.
- Lakeland (Linder Regional), FL – 141 ft. (2016)
- St. Louis (Downtown), IL/MO – 141 ft. (2007)
- Bratislava, Slovakia – 140 ft. (1998) — Thank you, John!
- Wichita (McConnell AFB) – 140 ft. (2019)
- Honolulu (Joint Base Hickam), HI – 139 ft. (2014)
- Atlanta (DeKalb-Peachtree), GA – 138 ft. (1988)
- Bilbao (Sondica), Spain – 138 ft. (1990)
- Geneva, Switzerland – 138 ft. (1984)
- Nuremberg, Germany – 138 ft. (1999)
- Philadelphia (primary), PA – est. 138 ft.
- Prague, Czech Republic – 138 ft. (1972) — Thank you, John!
- Winnipeg, Canada – 137 ft. — Thank you, AK
- Grand Rapids (Ford), MI – est. 136 ft.
- Washington (Davison Army Airfield), DC-VA – 136 ft. (2013)
- Quebec City, Canada – 136 ft. — Thank you, AK!
- Peoria, Illinois – 136 ft. (planned new tower)
- Alguaire, Spain – 135 ft. (2009)
- Fayetteville (Pope Army Airfield), NC – 135 ft. (2014)
- Punta Gorda (Charlotte County), FL – 135 ft. (2012)
- Tenerife Norte, Canary Islands – 135 ft. (2011)
- Norfolk, VA – 134 ft. (1995)
- Quito, Equador – 134 ft. (2013)
- Boston (Hansom AFB), MA – 133 ft. (2003)
- Greenwood, Canada – est. 132 ft.
- Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA – 132 ft.
- Astana, Kazakhstan – 131 ft. (2005)
- Corpus Christi, TX – 131 ft. (2001)
- Fortaleza (Martins), Brazil – 131 ft. (2009)
- Kingston (Manley), Jamaica – 131 ft. (2013)
- Montego Bay (Sangster), Jamaica – 131 ft. (2017)
- Melbourne (Tullamarine – old), Australia – 131 ft.
- Moscow, Russia – 131 ft. (2012)
- Zurich, Switzerland – 131 ft. (1986)
- Little Rock (Clinton National), AR – 130 ft.
- Oklahoma City (Tinker AFB), OK – 130 ft. (2019)
- Mobile (Regional), AL – est. 130 ft.
- Dover (AFB), DE – 128 ft. (2009)
- Eagle (County), CO – 128 ft. (2003)
- Jersey, UK – 128 ft. (2010)
- Sarasota-Bradenton, FL – 128 ft. (2018)
- Phoenix (Mesa Gateway) – 127 ft. (1970)
- Shreveport (Barksdale AFB), LA – est. 127 ft.
- Alamogordo (Holloman AFB), NM – est. 126 ft.
- Columbus (Lawson Army Airfield), GA – est. 126 ft. (2020)
- Goose Bay, Canada – est. 126 ft.
- San Diego (Coronado NAS), CA – est. 126 ft. (2006)
- Tucson (International) – 126 ft. (1958 – historic tower)
- Addis Ababa (Bole), Ethiopia – 125 ft.
- Denver (Rocky Mountain), CO – 125 ft. (2012)
- Norfolk (Naval Station), VA – 125 ft.
- Goldsboro (Seymour-Johnson AFB), NC – 124 ft. (1976)
- Darwin (International), Australia – 123 ft.
- Warsaw (Chopin), Poland – 123 ft.
- Tivat, Montenegro – 121 ft. (2016)
- Oak Harbor (Whidbey Island NAS), WA – 121 ft.
- Billings (Logan), MT – 120 ft. (2006)
- Addis Ababa (Bole), Ethiopia – 121 ft. (2002) – added 11/20/22
- Eugene, OR – est. 120 ft.
- Fairbanks (Eielson AFB), AK – 120 ft.
- Greensboro (Piedmont Triad), NC – est. 120 ft.
- Gulfport-Biloxi, MS – 120 ft. (2010)
- Lemoore (NAS), CA – 120 ft.
- Oshkosh (Wittman), WI – 120 ft. (2009)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (Arlington), TX – 119 ft. (2006)
- Jacksonville (Cecil Field), FL – 119 ft. (2021)
- Grand Forks (AFB), ND -118 ft.
- Keahole-Kona, HI – 118 ft. (2012)
- Luxor, Egypt – 118 ft.
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, PA – 118 ft.
- Fort Lauderdale (Executive), FL – 117 ft.
- Omaha (Offutt AFB), NE – 117 ft. est.
- Farnborough, UK – 116 ft. (2002)
- Wichita (Mid-Continent), KS – est. 116 ft.
- Bandadanaike, Sri Lanka – 115 ft.
- Hambantota, Sri Lanka – 115 ft.
- Hamburg, Germany – 115 ft.
- Hobart, Australia – 115 ft. (1956)
- Iloilo, Philippines – 115 ft. (2007)
- Isle of Man (Ronaldsway), UK – 115 ft. (2010)
- Kinshasa (D’djili), Congo – 115 ft. (2015)
- Luxembourg (Findel) – 115 ft. (1999)
- Sibiu, Romania – 115 ft.
- Damjan Bradac, Slovenia – 115 ft. (2020) – added 11/20/22
- Dallas-Fort Worth (Alliance) – est. 114 ft.
- Des Moines, Iowa – est. 113 ft.
- Melbourne, FL – est. 113 ft. (2019)
- Bacaramanga (Palonegro), Columbia – 112 ft.
- Cebu (Mactan), Philippines – 112 ft.
- Enid (Vance AFB), OK – 112 ft. (2105)
- Beaumont (Southeast Texas), TX – est. 111 ft.
- New York (Stewart), NY – 111 ft.
- Bangor, ME – 111 ft. – added 11/20/22
- Dayton (Wright-Patterson AFB), OH – 110 ft.
- Little Rock (AFB), AR – 110 ft.
- Marquette (Sawyer), MI – 110 ft.
- Ottawa (Cartier), Canada – est. 110 ft.
- San Antonio (Stinson Municipal), TX – 110′ (2016)
- Tampa (MacDill AFB), FL – 110 ft.
- Montgomery (Regional), AL – 109 ft. – added 11/20/22
- Birmingham, UK – 108 ft. (2013)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (Love) – est. 108 ft.
- Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain – 108 ft. (2008)
- Pocatello (Regional), ID – est. 108 ft.
- Rzeszow (Jasionka), Poland – 108 ft. (2012)
- Ajaccio, Corsica, France – 107 ft.
- Krakow, Poland – 107 ft. (2014)
- Topeka (Forbes), KS -107 ft (2003)
- Frederick, MD – 106 ft. (2011)
- Del Rio (Laughlin AFB), TX – est. 106 ft.
- Columbia (Metro), SC – 105 ft.
- London (Southend), UK – 105 ft. (2011)
- Berlin, Germany – 105 ft. (2007)
- Cheyenne, WY – 104 ft. (2002)
- Amarillo (Husband), TX – est. 103 ft.
- Madison (Truax), WI – est. 103 ft.
- Bozeman, MT – 102 ft. (1998)
- Detroit (Flint Bishop), MI – est. 102 ft.
- Gdansk (Walesa), Poland – 102 ft. (1999)
- Guayaquil (de Olmedo), Ecuador – 102 ft. (2006)
- Recife, Brazil – 102 ft. (2013)
- Wellington, NZ – 102 ft. (2014)
- Baltimore (BWI), MD – 100 ft. (1982)
- Cheyenne, WY – 100 ft. (2001)
- Jackson (Sipes), TN – 100 ft. (1995)
- Kona (International), HA – 100 ft. (2013)
- Laredo, TX – est. 100 ft.
- Medford (Rogue Valley), OR – 100 ft.
- State College (University), PA – 100 ft. (2010)
- Vero Beach, FL – 100 ft.
- Worcester (Regional), MA – 100 ft. – added 11/20/22
Vero Beach Control Tower – Source: pcl.com
Other airport with control towers of 100 feet or more are listed below, but the exact height has not been confirmed. Any data on these would be appreciated.
- Aqaba (King Hussein), Jordan
- Auckland, New Zealand – proposed new tower
- Basel (EuroAirport), Switzerland
- Busan, South Korea
- Constantine, Algeria
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW east and west), TX
- Davao City (Bangoy), Philippines
- Ghardaia, Algeria
- Havana (Marti), Cuba
- Istanbul (Ataturk), Turkey
- Johannnesburg (Tamba), South Africa
- Juanda, Indonesia
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2003)
- Kazan, Russia (2012)
- Lille, France
- Medellin (Cordova), Columbia
- Montevideo, Uraguay
- Moscow (Sheremetyevo), Russia (2013)
- Nantes (Atlantique), France
- Oklahoma City (Will Rogers), OK
- Oran, Algeria
- Philadelphia (Northeast), PA
- Providence (Green), RI
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Sao Paulo (Gualruhos), Brazil
- Sendai, Japan
- Shanghai (Hongqoia), China
- Stavanger, Norway
- Stockholm (Bromma), Sweden (2002)
- Syracuse (Hancock), NY (1999)
- Tamanrasset, Algeria
- Tampere, Finland
- Toronto (Pearson – apron), Canada (2004)
- Tromso, Norway
- Vladivostok, Russia
- Wroclaw (Copernicus), Poland (2001)
Wroclaw Control Tower – Source: jetphotos.net
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Have personally seen the control towers in O’Hare, KC International, Indianapolis, Saint Louis Lambert, DFW, LAX, Kuwait, Baghdad, the “ATL”, Huntsville, Birmingham (AL), Dulles, and two smaller ones not listed here (I may have missed them), Columbus (GA) and Kabul International. A VERY interesting blog!
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Thank you, Basel – you are way ahead of me, though I have seen Indy, GR, Sacramento, Edinburgh, Detroit, and a few others.
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You’ve been around yourself, Bro! A good blog!
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A lot of research, great!
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Thank you very much, Manishaa. It took a lot more time than I expected.
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praha-ruzyne – http://www.boeing.estranky.cz/clanky/letiste-vaclava-havla-praha.html – 42 m/138 ft, 1972
bratislava – http://svk.sika.com/content/slovakia/main/sk/group/News/riadiaca-ve_a-letiska/_jcr_content/parRight/download/file.res/SAW_No06_2012_Riadiaca%20ve%C5%BEa%20letiska%20BA.pdf – cca 40 m/131 ft, 1998
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Great info – thank you
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Sao Paulo (Congonhas), Brazil (2010)
44meters
http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/fsp/cotidiano/43583-torre-de-congonhas-recebe-instalacao-de-equipamentos.shtml
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Appreciate every other beneficial website. Where different might I recieve that kind of info coded in such an perfect strategy? I’ve a endeavor that i am at the moment functioning for, and i have experienced the design out for like information.
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Here is the new list of 10 tallest air traffic control towers in the world that was featured in an aviation site. I find it surprising that people are even attracted to it.
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Athens (El.Venizelos) – 68m, in operation since 2001
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Thank you, Nikos. I will add it to the list.
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That’s cool that they can make air traffic control towers look so awesome! They are part of the beauty of the city rather than a sore sight. I don’t know how architects can come up with such different designs sometimes.
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Cairo was finished in 2012 not 2010.
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Link here: http://www.adp-i.com/en/cairo-international-airport-new-control-tower-designs
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Thank you.
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King Fahd, Saudi Arabia, 281 ft
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Is this the same Rick Brown as we went to GREC with in the 70’s in Frobisher Bay? If so, could you email me? People like Roddy Morgan are wondering how to get in touch. We have the Dreamliner in Iqaluit (CYFB) cold wx performance testing as I type… 🙂
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Sorry, I am not.
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London Gatwick isn’t in your list. Numerous websites say that when opened, in 1984, it was the tallest control tower in the UK, and possibly in Europe, but they don’t say how tall. Several flight simulator and Sketchup models seem to agree on 43 metres (141 feet) but I haven’t been able to confirm that from any official source.
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Thank you very much. Will add the info.
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I currently work at Spokane ATCT. Our documentation cites the roof height of the tower as 271 feet 4 inches.
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Thank you!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Harbour_Control_Tower
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Thank you, Doug. I decided not to include it because the tower is not indepedent of the office building it is incorporated into.
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A correction. Montreal Trudeau airport control tower is not 115 ft. It’s 169.9 ft (51.8 m) to the top of the tower.
Also Quebec city airport needs to be included in the list. Top of the control tower is at 136 ft.
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Thank you – will update
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Corrected
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Another correction. Edmonton is 48 m tall (157.4 ft)
Source: http://www.navcanada.ca/EN/media/Pages/news-releases-2013-nr12.aspx
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Is this at City Airport? I thought it was being torn down?
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No, this is at CYEG, Edmonton International
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another update.
Second Kuala Lumpur tower, serving KLIA2 terminal. 438 ft.
Source: http://www.airport-technology.com/projects/kuala-lumpur-international-airport-2/
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Thsnks you
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San Juan tower (TJSJ). Estimate from aerodrome chart. Control tower listed as 250 ft minus aerodrome elevation of 9 ft, giving me 241 ft. Sounds and looks about right.
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Also, Palm Beach International (KPBI), i see you have listed it as 240 ft. I have a source here that says the height of the tower is 231 ft.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/pbias-192-million-air-traffic-control-tower-stands/nLxcN/
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Ok – thanks
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While we set out to manufacture Escape Systems for Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Condos, etc. We have been doing lots of ATC Tower Egress Systems. Let us know, we would be happy to help! – Ryan, High Rise Escape Systems Inc. http://hres.com
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Montreal Mirabel airport, tower height 220 ft to top of cab.
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We manufacture Escape systems for these Tower cabs if you think that would be helpful to your story.
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I’ve updated the list.
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correction on Winnipeg, Canada. 137 ft to top of cab.
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I’ve updated the list.
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Awesome – thanks
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Not necessary – thank you.
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Also PIT tower is 227 feet tall. Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z4VIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=i24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3898%2C3508179
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According to Air Services Australia the Melbourne ATC is 75m high and Perth is 80m high.
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According to the FAA, Charlotte tower (CLT) is 370 ft.
https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-breaks-ground-new-air-traffic-control-tower-charlotte-douglas-international-airport
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