The Mighty ATC Tower
ATC Towers are one of the key attractions in an airport albeit passengers are not allowed inside. These are very tall structures, the tallest one is 136 meters tall (30-story building), and consists a key feature at an airport providing safety and efficiency to the flight moments. The ATC personnel working inside always keep an eye on the entire aerodrome, runways, and taxiways. So a taller tower is advantageous to the controllers but at the same time. It’s height is limited to the budget and several other factors of the concerned aerodrome. Here is the list of the top 10 tallest ATC Towers around the world as of March 2024. You can also learn more about ATC work and job profile in this post.
Here is the list of the tallest ATC towers in the world.
1. King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
King Abdulaziz Airport in Saudi Arabia built in 2017 enters into the books as the tallest ATC Tower standing at an astonishing 136 meters tall. For comparison this is almost equal to the height of the Great Pyramids of Giza. Jeddah’s ATC Towers is a remarkable structure and looks spectacular. Control Tower handles roughly 700 flight moments a day including departures and arrivals over 3 terminals.
2. Tower West at KLIA2, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
The new tower at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia takes the position as the second tallest ATC Tower in the world with a very small margin from being the first, with a total height of 133.8 meters. This tower constructed in 2013 and has 33 floors in total. Department of Civil Aviation in Malaysia handles it. This one holds a Guinness World Record as the tallest in the world with a height of 141.9m above sea level.
3. Bangkok International Airport (Suvarnabhumi), Thailand
This was previously known as the tallest ATC Tower in the world but now holds 3rd rank in the list. The Suvarnabhumi ATC Tower in Thailand constructed in 2005 to provide ATC services with a whopping 132.2 meters tall structure. The airport handles an insane 700-800 flights per day.
4. Tower East at KLIA, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia
Also called “slim lady” for the structure of the tower. Yet again the Kuala Lumpur International Airport takes two positions in the top 5 list of the tallest towers with its Tower East standing at an astonishing 130 meters height. This tower was built in 1998 and looks spectacular while handling the traffic of one of the busiest airports in the world.
5. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA
The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA has been named the world’s busiest by passenger traffic while its traffic is handled by its tower which stands at 121 meters and provides service to 107 million passengers a year. This tower controls all the five runways of the airport which is insane and the tower itself looks amazing during night.
6. Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan
Haneda Airport has an ATC Tower which stands 115.7 meters in height and is the second busiest airport in Japan. This tower was constructed in 2010.
7. Wuhan Tianhe Airport, China
At number 7 stands the Wuhan Tianhe Airports’ ATC tower at 114.95 meters it remains the tallest tower in China and is equipped with advanced technologies to handle the aircraft and to provide safety.
8. Charlotte Douglas International Airport, US
This is a very popular airport and the tower is a well-known structure with a height of 112.7 meters constructed very recently in 2022.
9. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China
Number 9 as the tallest ATC Tower is again in China at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport with an ATC Tower height of 110 meters.
10. Cairo International Airport, Egypt
The tallest ATC Tower in Egypt and 10th position as the tallest ATC Tower in the world is taken by the Cairo International Airports’ ATC Tower which is staggeringly tall at 110 meters and serves the second busiest airport in Egypt.
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