Why does the airport need a new Control Tower?
The existing Control Tower, built in 1972, is seventeen (17) years past it’s 20-year design life. The FAA needs to replace the current Tower with one that is constructed to meet the new FAA Tower Security requirements and to withstand hurricane storms. The new Tower would provide a better vantage point of our airport and is important to help ensure the safe operation of aircraft. The Control Tower is an integral part of the FXE Noise Abatement Program that relies on controllers to instruct jet aircraft to make the I-95 Turn and to take off to the west at night, when wind conditions are calm.
