Out with the old, in with the new; SJAFB builds new ATC tower

By Airman Jordan Colvin, 4th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published December 21, 2020

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The control cab is positioned on top of the new air traffic control tower at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2020. From the ground to the top at its highest point, the new air traffic control tower stands 131 ft tall. (U.S. Air Force photo by U.S. Airman Jordan Colvin)

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The control cab is hoisted in the air by a crane to be placed atop of the new air traffic control tower at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2020. The new tower, which will replace the old tower built in 1976, will control an estimated 110,000 flights annually. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordan Colvin) from the ground to the top at its highest point

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Airmen assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing watch contractors lift the control cab of the new air traffic control tower from a safe area at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2020. The control cab arrived in four pieces to be assembled on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordan Colvin)

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Construction workers use a crane to lift materials for the new air traffic control tower at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, Dec. 17, 2020. The 50 ton tower cabin was lifted 100 feet in the air before being placed in its final position. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jordan Colvin)

SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. --

Construction workers with the Army Corps of engineers construct the control cab for the new air traffic control tower and base operations complex, Dec. 17, 2020 at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

The new complex will meet the Department of Defense standards and control and estimated 110,000 flights annually.

“The airfield is central to executing the 4th Fighter Wing mission, literally.” said Captain Gina Dickinson, Airfield Operations Flight Commander. “Giving out ATC and Airfield Management an updated facility with the latest equipment means better support for our fighters and tankers, better training, and the faster, safer, more efficient operation of the airfield weapons system.”

Currently, air traffic control specialists work at a separate location from base operations. The new facility will provide a close-knit environment for 4th Operation Support leadership and ATC controllers.

"The Control cab weighs over 50 tons and arrived here in four different pieces from Florida to be assembled here.” said Terry Brooks Project Engineer, Army Corps of Engineers. “From contract award to yesterday’s lift was 491 days.”

The new tower, which is replacing the old tower built in 1976, stands at 131 feet from the ground to the top.

Brooks says the current tower at Seymour Johnson is the oldest tower in the Air Combat Command.

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