Airports
Charlotte Douglas Airport To Get New Control Tower
When operational in 2020, the 370-foot tall structure will be the second highest ATC tower in the country.

The FAA has broken ground on a new control tower at North Carolina’s Charlotte Douglas International Airport, which currently has the nation’s fifth busiest tower. Scheduled for completion by 2018 and to begin operations by 2020, the new 370-foot-tall structure will be equipped with next-generation air transportation technology such as the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (Stars), data communications, ADS-B and the Advanced Electronic Flight Strip System (AEFS).