Airservices is a government-owned corporation providing safe, secure, efficient and environmentally responsible services to the aviation industry. We manage air traffic operations for around 75 million passengers on more than three million flights every year.

New towers Stage 1 – Melbourne

Melbourne Tower artists impressionMelbourne Airport’s air traffic control tower is the first major new tower to be commissioned by Airservices since Sydney Airport’s current structure was opened in 1996.

Construction on the new tower began in March 2010. The tower is expected to open in late 2012 and will replace the existing tower which dates back to the opening of the airport. The design will provide flexibility to enable future technology enhancement and replacement without substantial modification to facilities.

Specifications

Cost $17 million
Height 75m
Location adjacent to the current tower
Contractor Hansen Yunken
Visibility 360 degree visibility from the cabin will enable line of sight to existing runways and make provision for future parallel and cross runways at the airport under major development plans.