Why isn’t the 40 year old FAA Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) being demolished?
The FAA ATCT is a federal facility, not the County. FAA has performed a facility assessment and has determined that the tower meets current regulatory and functional requirements. The assessment does identify a need to perform another assessment in 2012. The SCAS did initiate discussions with the FAA to construct a new tower as identified in the Airport Master Plan and paid FAA to prepare a tower siting and tower cab study. The SCAS was prepared to fund the construction of the new tower, with the expectation that FAA would reimburse or lease back the facility. The SCAS and FAA were unable to agree on the reimbursement or lease back terms. The final design of Central Terminal B will allow the tower to remain in place until such time the FAA decides to relocate it.
