Building of Highest Air Traffic Control Tower in Mideast

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Source: Arab News

Building of Highest Air Traffic Control Tower in Mideast Starts
Arab News

DUBAI, 6 March 2007 — Construction on the Middle East’s highest air traffic control tower worth an estimated AED143 million has begun at Dubai World Central — the urban aviation community taking shape at Jebel Ali in Dubai.

Awarded to Arabtec/Max Bogl, a Dubai-German joint venture company, the project consists of a 91 metre-high air traffic control tower and a technical block of 6,000 square meters which will house offices, operations, technical rooms, flight simulator and a meteor observation cabin.

“This will be a unique structure, the highest in the Middle East and an iconic landmark for the region’s aviation industry,” said Sheikh Ahmed ibn Saeed Al-Maktoum, chairman, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority — Dubai World Central.