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Air traffic control towers are elevated structures for the visual observation and control of the air and ground traffic at an airport. [1] The placement and height of an ATC tower are determined by addressing the many FAA requirements and site-specific considerations to ensure safety within the National Airspace System (NAS).
Significant growth required the airport to halt the operations of its original control tower in 2007 for a taller control tower located away from the main terminal. The original tower still exists, though it is no longer used to control the airport's traffic.
PCT is a consolidation of 4 former TRACON facilities controlling air traffic for the region's 4 major airports: Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington National Airport, Baltimore-Washington International Airport, and Richmond International Airport. PCT is organized into 4 areas, still associated with those geographic regions:
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"Top 20 Routes for U.S. International Airport Pair Passengers: 1990, 1995, and 2000". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2005-2009; FAA National Flight Data Center (NFDC): Airport Data (Form 5010), also available from AirportIQ 5010
The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) visually and aurally prompts tower controllers to respond to situations which potentially compromise safety. AMASS is an add-on enhancement to the host Airport Surface Detection Equipment Model 3 (ASDE-3) radar that provides automated aural alerts to potential runway incursions and other hazards.
The Dulles project adds 100 megawatts of solar generating, plus 50 megawatts of battery storage, enough to power about 37,000 homes. It is expected to create 300 jobs and be completed by 2026.
The airport commission appears ready to start exploring the nuts and bolts of a brick-and-mortar air traffic control tower.