Multiple control towers?

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:17:24 -0400, Ron Natalie
wrote:


When Dulles's new 300+ foot tower becomes operational, it will have
three sets of local (tower) and ground controllers working in it as
well as clearance delivery and supervisory positions.

JFK lists the single tower as 338, and the ground is ~ 12 MSL, so that
tower will be similar.

There are three at DFW.

Bob Gardner

"NVArt" wrote in message
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I recently had occasion to pass through DFW on American. How many
control towers does that airport have? What do they all do? I was
looking out the window like a kid. I think we passed a "35C". Sure is
a GIANT airport to a 172 driver. Was into McCarren once; it was
child's play compared to what DFW looks like.

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NVArt wrote:
I recently had occasion to pass through DFW on American. How many
control towers does that airport have? What do they all do? I was
looking out the window like a kid. I think we passed a "35C". Sure is
a GIANT airport to a 172 driver. Was into McCarren once; it was
child's play compared to what DFW looks like.

DFW has 3 separate towers, as others have mentioned. Not just
different frequencies, but different independent functioning towers.
The LiveATC feed for it has been down for a while, but in my time
listening to it and flying through there, I remember the West Tower
controlling 13R/31L and the 18s/36s, while the East Tower controlled
13L/31R and the 17s/35s. That would leave the central tower for Ground
and Ramp control in the terminal areas.

You're right. McCarran is nothing compared to there. KLAS has 2
separate Ramp Towers and the one ATC tower with split frequencies
there, but it is still one tower for runway ops. This is a different
bear altogether.

BL.
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On 16 Mar 2007 14:19:22 -0700, "NVArt"
wrote:

I recently had occasion to pass through DFW on American. How many
control towers does that airport have? What do they all do? I was
looking out the window like a kid. I think we passed a "35C". Sure is
a GIANT airport to a 172 driver. Was into McCarren once; it was
child's play compared to what DFW looks like.
Possibly one of the towers was dedicated to ground, this is not
unheard of, IIRC LAX has a dedicated ground control tower. Could also
be an old tower. Hobby airport in Houston has 3 towers, the first
tower has been turned into a museum, the old tower is vacant ( may be
used for training) and the new (about 1.5 years old) state of the art
tower. Google DFW tower and i'll bet you get some hits that will
answer your questions.
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