![]() ![]() ![]() "This is the first tower with zero federal dollars. The federal government did not pay for this the airport is paying for this." "They actually looked out to the FAA to say, 'We're doing this," Woods said. The tower now in use was built in 1982 in preparation for the opening in spring of 1983 of what was then Southwest Florida Regional Airport.ĭesign work for the new tower was done by Pond & Company, a Georgia-based engineering company that has worked on airport projects for decades.ĭavid Woods, program manager for Pond's aviation facilities division, said the new RSW tower is unusual in that the airport is paying for it with no financial help from the Federal Aviation Administration. Related: Terminal expansion at Southwest Florida International is taking offĪnd: Southwest Florida International Airport sees stunning recovery from pandemic ![]() Read more: New service, flights coming to Southwest Florida International "We need to have lines of sight to all different areas of the runway. "You can’t have a parallel runway without this tower because with the existing tower you cannot see certain pieces of that future parallel runway," said Ben Siegel, executive director of the Lee County Port Authority. Rather than getting in line behind other airports, the port authority wanted to be ready for the $300 million to $400 million estimated cost of a new runway and chose to build the new tower well before the new runway is built. Two minute look: See time lapse video of the new tower construction The new tower is essential to meet the Lee County Port Authority's long-term plan to construct a major new runway. Southwest Florida International Airport is celebrating the completion of a new $80 million air traffic control tower building that reaches 225 feet into the sky, preparing the Lee County flight hub for growth well into its future. Watch Video: VIDEO: Lee County breaks ground on new airport traffic control tower ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |