How Tall Are Control Towers?

Every FAA control tower, drawn to scale

The lineup

All 252 towers on one baseline, with a few other things for comparison. 15 stand 300 feet or more and 67 are under 100. Heights are in feet above the ground, to the top of the tower.

ATL
CLT
Saturn V
LAS
IND
MCO
IAH
MEM
MIA
SLC
DEN
PHX
IAD
EWR
CLE
JFK
Liberty
BOS
SDF
LAX
GEG
BOI
MCI
PDX
CVG
ORD
SEA
DAY
TUS
HSV
AUS
SJU
DTW
OAK
DFW
LGA
DJT
RDU
SAT
PIT
RSW
SFO
STL
CMH
MSY
TPA
FWA
MKE
BHM
ABQ
DCA
ANC
SAV
RNO
BDL
ROA
BNA
CHS
FLL
RIC
Shuttle
GSO
PAE
TUL
HCF
APA
BUF
LIT
ROC
COS
PHF
MSP
JAX
MHT
LGB
AZO
ISP
PIE
TEB
DAL
PSP
DVT
ACY
ABE
SMF
GRR
MDT
AFW
TVC
ADW
ILG
ELP
HOU
BGR
GPT
OKC
DPA
SBA
ORF
SAN
CPS
MDW
CRP
PDK
MGM
PHL
GTF
OGG
ABI
BWI
FSM
PWK
TLH
BIL
FRG
MRI
MOB
MLU
ALB
JAN
TYS
ROW
SRQ
TRI
AMA
EUG
HPN
CAE
MWH
Redeemer
LBB
FPR
GCN
GSP
SUX
AVL
ITO
SUS
ICT
BED
MKC
VRB
DAB
ORL
SFB
AVP
CSG
FXE
MAF
PNS
CAK
GFK
NEW
MFD
OMA
BUR
CNO
MSN
BTV
SJC
CHA
PVD
SPI
TWF
FAI
GRB
MLI
SBN
FAR
MYR
PWM
SDL
ALO
ILM
DSM
FAT
LFT
LNK
TMB
YNG
RDG
FNT
SEE
GGG
PTK
SCK
EVV
LEX
SGF
AGS
MKG
Lincoln
BFI
SNA
YIP
ASE
CID
PIA
VNY
MRY
BIS
FSD
ACT
JNU
PSC
STS
PNE
BGM
APC
VGT
STP
BFL
FFZ
LAF
LCH
RVS
LAN
FTW
CDW
CRW
FCM
HWD
HEF
MYF
SHV
CMI
HIO
TOL
ELM
FLO
CRQ
PRC
DWH
MBS
SMO
CPR
DLH
FAY
HTS
LVK
LOU
RST
AGC
MMU
ADS
RFD
TOA
POC
MIC
ACK
ERI
BPT
POU
747
HUF
CCR
RHV
CKB

Newer and busier means taller

Towers that opened in the 2010s are typically twice the height of those from the 1960s: 195 feet against 100. Height also follows the facility level. A level 4 tower is typically 101 feet and a level 12 tower 327, because a bigger airfield needs a higher cab to see all of it.

Typical height by decade opened

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Opened	Typical height	Towers
1950s	72 ft	6
1960s	100 ft	32
1970s	101 ft	35
1980s	121 ft	40
1990s	150 ft	41
2000s	194 ft	30
2010s	195 ft	19
2020s	180 ft	5

Typical height by facility level

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Level	Typical height	Towers
4	101 ft	19
5	98 ft	48
6	107 ft	51
7	121 ft	53
8	175 ft	35
9	184 ft	22
10	240 ft	10
11	320 ft	7
12	327 ft	7

The tallest control towers

1Atlanta Tower Atlanta, GA · 2006398 ft
2Charlotte Tower Charlotte, NC · 2022370 ft
3Las Vegas Tower Las Vegas, NV · 2016352 ft
4Indianapolis Tower Indianapolis, IN · 2006348 ft
5Orlando Tower Orlando, FL · 2002345 ft
6Houston Intercontinental Tower Houston, TX · 1996336 ft
6Memphis Tower Memphis, TN · 2011336 ft
8Miami Tower Miami, FL · 2002333 ft
9Salt Lake City Tower Salt Lake City, UT · 1999328 ft
10Denver Tower Denver, CO · 1995327 ft
11Phoenix Tower Phoenix, AZ · 2007326 ft
12Dulles Tower Dulles, VA · 2007325 ft
12Newark Tower Newark, NJ · 2003325 ft
14Cleveland Tower Cleveland, OH · 2015324 ft
15Kennedy Tower Jamaica, NY · 1994320 ft
16Boston Tower East Boston, MA · 1973288 ft
17Standiford Tower Louisville, KY · 1998282 ft
18Los Angeles Tower Westchester, CA · 1996277 ft
19Spokane Tower Spokane, WA · 2007271 ft
20Boise Tower Boise, ID268 ft
21Kansas City International Tower Kansas City, MO266 ft
22Portland Tower Portland, OR · 2000264 ft
23Cincinnati Tower Erlanger, KY · 1998263 ft
24Chicago O'Hare Tower Franklin Park, IL · 1996260 ft

Show all 252 towers

Rank	Tower	Location	Height	Opened	Level
1	Atlanta Tower	Atlanta, GA	398 ft	2006	12
2	Charlotte Tower	Charlotte, NC	370 ft	2022	12
3	Las Vegas Tower	Las Vegas, NV	352 ft	2016	11
4	Indianapolis Tower	Indianapolis, IN	348 ft	2006	9
5	Orlando Tower	Orlando, FL	345 ft	2002	9
6	Houston Intercontinental Tower	Houston, TX	336 ft	1996	11
6	Memphis Tower	Memphis, TN	336 ft	2011	8
8	Miami Tower	Miami, FL	333 ft	2002	12
9	Salt Lake City Tower	Salt Lake City, UT	328 ft	1999	10
10	Denver Tower	Denver, CO	327 ft	1995	12
11	Phoenix Tower	Phoenix, AZ	326 ft	2007	10
12	Dulles Tower	Dulles, VA	325 ft	2007	10
12	Newark Tower	Newark, NJ	325 ft	2003	11
14	Cleveland Tower	Cleveland, OH	324 ft	2015	8
15	Kennedy Tower	Jamaica, NY	320 ft	1994	11
16	Boston Tower	East Boston, MA	288 ft	1973	10
17	Standiford Tower	Louisville, KY	282 ft	1998	9
18	Los Angeles Tower	Westchester, CA	277 ft	1996	11
19	Spokane Tower	Spokane, WA	271 ft	2007	8
20	Boise Tower	Boise, ID	268 ft		8
21	Kansas City International Tower	Kansas City, MO	266 ft		8
22	Portland Tower	Portland, OR	264 ft	2000	7
23	Cincinnati Tower	Erlanger, KY	263 ft	1998	9
24	Chicago O'Hare Tower	Franklin Park, IL	260 ft	1996	12
25	Seattle Tower	Seattle, WA	259 ft	2005	10
26	Dayton Tower	Vandalia, OH	254 ft	2011	4
27	Tucson Tower	Tucson, AZ	252 ft	2016	6
28	Huntsville Tower	Huntsville, AL	244 ft	2008	7
29	Austin Tower	Austin, TX	240 ft	1999	9
29	San Juan Tower	Carolina, PR	240 ft		7
31	Detroit Tower	Detroit, MI	238 ft	1992	9
32	Oakland Tower	Oakland, CA	236 ft	2013	8
33	Dallas-Fort Worth Tower	DFW Airport, TX	234 ft	1994	12
34	La Guardia Tower	Flushing, NY	233 ft	2010	11
35	Donald J Trump Tower	West Palm Beach, FL	231 ft	2015	9
35	Raleigh-Durham Tower	Morrisville, NC	231 ft	1986	9
37	San Antonio Tower	San Antonio, TX	230 ft	1986	9
38	Pittsburgh Tower	Pittsburgh, PA	226 ft	1985	8
39	Fort Myers Tower	Ft Myers, FL	225 ft	2022	8
40	San Francisco Tower	San Francisco, CA	221 ft	2016	10
41	St. Louis Tower	Bridgeton, MO	219 ft	1998	7
42	Columbus Tower	Columbus, OH	215 ft	2004	8
42	Moisant Tower	Kenner, LA	215 ft	1995	9
44	Tampa Tower	Tampa, FL	212 ft	1972	10
45	Fort Wayne Tower	Fort Wayne, IN	210 ft	2007	5
45	Milwaukee Tower	Milwaukee, WI	210 ft	1986	8
47	Birmingham Tower	Birmingham, AL	208 ft	2001	8
48	Albuquerque Tower	Albuquerque, NM	207 ft	1994	8
49	Washington National Tower	Washington, DC	201 ft	1997	9
50	Anchorage Tower	Anchorage, AK	198 ft	1977	8
51	Savannah Tower	Savannah, GA	196 ft	2005	8
52	Reno Tower	Reno, NV	195 ft	2010	6
53	Bradley Tower	Windsor Locks, CT	193 ft	1999	5
54	Roanoke Tower	Roanoke, VA	192 ft	2004	6
55	Nashville Tower	Nashville, TN	190 ft	1981	10
56	Charleston Tower	Charleston, SC	189 ft	1979	8
57	Fort Lauderdale Tower	Fort Lauderdale, FL	188 ft	1983	8
58	Richmond Tower	Richmond, VA	185 ft	2004	6
59	Greensboro Tower	Greensboro, NC	180 ft	2022	7
59	Paine Tower	Everett, WA	180 ft	2003	6
61	Tulsa Tower	Tulsa, OK	179 ft	1961	8
62	Honolulu Control Facility	Honolulu, HI	177 ft	1983	11
63	Centennial Tower	Englewood, CO	175 ft	1985	8
64	Buffalo Tower	Cheektowaga, NY	173 ft	1994	7
65	Little Rock Tower	Little Rock, AR	171 ft	2001	7
66	Rochester Tower	Rochester, NY	170 ft	1983	6
67	Colorado Springs Tower	Peterson AFB, CO	168 ft	1979	8
68	Patrick Henry Tower	Newport News, VA	167 ft	2007	5
69	Minneapolis Tower	Minneapolis, MN	166 ft		9
70	Jacksonville Tower	Jacksonville, FL	164 ft	1968	9
70	Manchester Tower	Manchester, NH	164 ft	2006	4
72	Long Beach Tower	Long Beach, CA	162 ft	1968	9
73	Kalamazoo Tower	Portage, MI	160 ft	2014	8
74	Islip Tower	Ronkonkoma, NY	158 ft	2011	7
75	St. Petersburg Tower	Clearwater, FL	157 ft	1994	7
75	Teterboro Tower	Teterboro, NJ	157 ft	2024	9
77	Dallas Love Tower	Dallas, TX	155 ft	1992	8
77	Palm Springs Tower	Palm Springs, CA	155 ft	2013	5
79	Deer Valley Tower	Phoenix, AZ	154 ft	2007	9
80	Atlantic City Tower	Atlantic City, NJ	153 ft	1987	6
81	Allentown Tower	Allentown, PA	152 ft	1995	7
81	Sacramento Tower	Sacramento, CA	152 ft	1967	6
83	Grand Rapids Tower	Grand Rapids, MI	151 ft	1963	5
83	Harrisburg International Tower	Middletown, PA	151 ft	1989	7
85	Alliance Tower	Fort Worth, TX	150 ft	1992	6
85	Traverse City Tower	Traverse City, MI	150 ft	2013	5
87	Andrews Tower	Joint Base Andrews, MD	149 ft	1966	5
87	Wilmington Tower	New Castle, DE	149 ft	2001	4
89	El Paso Tower	El Paso, TX	147 ft	1967	7
89	Hobby Tower	Houston, TX	147 ft		8
91	Bangor Tower	Bangor, ME	146 ft	1996	5
91	Gulfport Tower	Gulfport, MS	146 ft	2012	7
91	Oklahoma City Tower	Oklahoma City, OK	146 ft	1967	8
94	Dupage Tower	West Chicago, IL	145 ft	1997	6
95	Santa Barbara Tower	Santa Barbara, CA	144 ft	1998	7
96	Norfolk Tower	Virginia Beach, VA	143 ft	1995	8
97	San Diego Tower	San Diego, CA	142 ft	1996	8
97	St. Louis Downtown Tower	Cahokia, IL	142 ft	2008	6
99	Midway Tower	Chicago, IL	141 ft	1997	8
100	Corpus Christi Tower	Corpus Christi, TX	139 ft	2001	8
100	DeKalb-Peachtree Tower	Chamblee, GA	139 ft	1988	7
102	Montgomery Tower	Hope Hull, AL	138 ft	1996	6
103	Philadelphia Tower	Philadelphia, PA	137 ft	1981	12
104	Great Falls Tower	Great Falls, MT	136 ft	1967	5
104	Kahului Tower	Kahului, HI	136 ft	1988	6
106	Abilene Tower	Abilene, TX	134 ft	2012	6
107	Baltimore Tower	Baltimore, MD	133 ft		8
107	Fort Smith Tower	Fort Smith, AR	133 ft	1999	7
107	Palwaukee Tower	Wheeling, IL	133 ft	1997	5
107	Tallahassee Tower	Tallahassee, FL	133 ft		7
111	Billings Tower	Billings, MT	132 ft	2006	7
111	Farmingdale Tower	Farmingdale, NY	132 ft	1983	7
113	Merrill Tower	Anchorage, AK	131 ft	1999	6
113	Mobile Tower	Mobile, AL	131 ft		7
115	Monroe Tower	Monroe, LA	130 ft	1994	5
116	Albany Tower	Latham, NY	129 ft	1999	6
116	Jackson Tower	Jackson, MS	129 ft		6
116	Knoxville Tower	Louisville, TN	129 ft	1986	8
116	Roswell Tower	Roswell, NM	129 ft		5
120	Sarasota Tower	Sarasota, FL	128 ft	2018	7
120	Tri-Cities Tower	Blountville, TN	128 ft	1986	6
122	Amarillo Tower	Amarillo, TX	126 ft		6
122	Eugene Tower	Eugene, OR	126 ft	1987	6
122	Westchester Tower	White Plains, NY	126 ft	1969	7
125	Columbia Tower	West Columbia, SC	125 ft	1968	7
125	Grant County Tower	Moses Lake, WA	125 ft		6
127	Lubbock Tower	Lubbock, TX	124 ft	1976	7
127	St. Lucie Tower	Fort Pierce, FL	124 ft	1987	7
129	Grand Canyon Tower	Grand Canyon, AZ	123 ft	2003	4
129	Greer Tower	Greer, SC	123 ft		7
129	Sioux Gateway Tower	Sioux City, IA	123 ft		5
132	Asheville Tower	Fletcher, NC	121 ft	2026	7
132	Hilo TRACAB	Hilo, HI	121 ft	1979	5
132	Spirit Tower	Chesterfield, MO	121 ft	1986	6
132	Wichita Tower	Wichita, KS	121 ft	1983	8
136	Hanscom Tower	Bedford, MA	120 ft	2003	6
136	Kansas City Downtown Tower	Kansas City, MO	120 ft	1987	5
136	Vero Beach Tower	Vero Beach, FL	120 ft	2003	8
139	Daytona Beach Tower	Daytona Beach, FL	119 ft	1986	10
140	Orlando Executive Tower	Orlando, FL	118 ft	1995	7
140	Sanford Tower	Sanford, FL	118 ft	1997	9
140	Wilkes-Barre Tower	Dupont, PA	118 ft	2012	5
143	Columbus Tower	Columbus, GA	117 ft		4
143	Fort Lauderdale Executive Tower	Fort Lauderdale, FL	117 ft	2014	7
143	Midland Tower	Midland, TX	117 ft	1983	7
146	Pensacola Tower	Pensacola, FL	115 ft		7
147	Akron-Canton Tower	North Canton, OH	114 ft	1962	4
147	Grand Forks Tower	Grand Forks, ND	114 ft	1988	9
147	Lakefront Tower	New Orleans, LA	114 ft	1987	5
147	Mansfield Tower	Mansfield, OH	114 ft	1974	4
151	Omaha Tower	Omaha, NE	112 ft	1975	6
152	Burbank Tower	Burbank, CA	111 ft	1991	7
152	Chino Tower	Chino, CA	111 ft	1993	8
152	Madison Tower	Madison, WI	111 ft	1967	7
155	Burlington Tower	South Burlington, VT	110 ft	1989	7
156	San Jose Tower	Santa Clara, CA	109 ft	1994	7
157	Chattanooga Tower	Chattanooga, TN	108 ft	1982	7
157	Providence Tower	Warwick, RI	108 ft	1991	7
157	Springfield Tower	Springfield, IL	108 ft	1980	4
157	Twin Falls Tower	Twin Falls, ID	108 ft	1975	5
161	Fairbanks Tower	Fairbanks, AK	107 ft	1977	7
161	Green Bay Tower	Green Bay, WI	107 ft		6
161	Moline Quad City Tower	Milan, IL	107 ft	1974	6
161	South Bend Tower	South Bend, IN	107 ft	1980	7
165	Fargo Tower	Fargo, ND	106 ft	1979	7
165	Myrtle Beach Tower	Myrtle Beach, SC	106 ft		8
165	Portland Tower	Portland, ME	106 ft	1977	7
168	Scottsdale Tower	Scottsdale, AZ	105 ft	1989	7
169	Waterloo Tower	Waterloo, IA	104 ft	1987	5
169	Wilmington Tower	Wilmington, NC	104 ft	1987	7
171	Des Moines Tower	Des Moines, IA	103 ft	1975	7
171	Fresno Tower	Fresno, CA	103 ft	1962	7
171	Lafayette Tower	Lafayette, LA	103 ft		5
171	Lincoln Tower	Lincoln, NE	103 ft	1973	5
171	Tamiami Tower	Miami, FL	103 ft		8
171	Youngstown Tower	Vienna, OH	103 ft	1970	5
177	Reading Tower	Reading, PA	102 ft	1966	5
178	Flint Tower	Flint, MI	101 ft	1975	4
178	Gillespie Tower	El Cajon, CA	101 ft	1973	7
178	Longview Tower	Longview, TX	101 ft	1977	6
178	Pontiac Tower	Waterford, MI	101 ft	1997	6
178	Stockton Tower	Stockton, CA	101 ft		4
183	Evansville Tower	Evansville, IN	100 ft	1976	5
183	Lexington Tower	Lexington, KY	100 ft	1969	7
183	Springfield Tower	Springfield, MO	100 ft	1978	7
186	Augusta Tower	Augusta, GA	99 ft	1975	6
186	Muskegon Tower	Muskegon, MI	99 ft	1967	4
188	Boeing Tower	Seattle, WA	98 ft	1962	6
188	John Wayne Tower	Costa Mesa, CA	98 ft	1982	9
190	Willow Run Tower	Ypsilanti, MI	96 ft	1986	5
191	Aspen TRACAB	Aspen, CO	95 ft	1973	6
191	Cedar Rapids Tower	Cedar Rapids, IA	95 ft	1981	5
191	Peoria Tower	Peoria, IL	95 ft	1959	4
191	Van Nuys Tower	Van Nuys, CA	95 ft	1967	9
195	Monterey Tower	Monterey, CA	92 ft		5
196	Bismarck TRACAB	Bismarck, ND	91 ft	1973	5
197	Sioux Falls Tower	Sioux Falls, SD	89 ft	1966	6
197	Waco Tower	Waco, TX	89 ft		7
199	Juneau Tower	Juneau, AK	88 ft		5
199	Pasco Tower	Pasco, WA	88 ft	1973	4
199	Sonoma Tower	Santa Rosa, CA	88 ft		5
202	Northeast Philadelphia Tower	Philadelphia, PA	87 ft	1973	6
203	Binghamton Tower	Johnson City, NY	86 ft		5
203	Napa Tower	Napa, CA	86 ft	1965	5
203	North Las Vegas Tower	North Las Vegas, NV	86 ft	2002	7
203	St. Paul Tower	St Paul, MN	86 ft		4
207	Bakersfield Tower	Bakersfield, CA	85 ft	1975	6
207	Falcon Tower	Mesa, AZ	85 ft	1984	9
209	Lafayette Tower	West Lafayette, IN	84 ft	1986	6
209	Lake Charles Tower	Lake Charles, LA	84 ft		5
209	Riverside Tower	Tulsa, OK	84 ft	1965	8
212	Lansing Tower	Lansing, MI	83 ft		4
212	Meacham Tower	Fort Worth, TX	83 ft	1968	7
214	Caldwell Tower	Fairfield, NJ	82 ft	1978	6
214	Charleston Tower	Charleston, WV	82 ft		5
214	Flying Cloud Tower	Eden Prairie, MN	82 ft	1963	6
214	Hayward Tower	Hayward, CA	82 ft		6
214	Manassas Tower	Manassas, VA	82 ft	1992	5
214	Montgomery Tower	San Diego, CA	82 ft	1965	10
214	Shreveport Tower	Shreveport, LA	82 ft		5
221	Champaign Tower	Savoy, IL	81 ft		6
221	Hillsboro Tower	Hillsboro, OR	81 ft	1966	7
221	Toledo Tower	Swanton, OH	81 ft		6
224	Elmira TRACAB	Horseheads, NY	80 ft		5
224	Florence Tower	Florence, SC	80 ft	1974	5
226	Palomar Tower	Carlsbad, CA	79 ft	1973	6
226	Prescott Tower	Prescott, AZ	79 ft	1988	9
228	Houston Hooks Tower	Tomball, TX	78 ft	1979	6
228	Saginaw Tower	Freeland, MI	78 ft	1965	4
228	Santa Monica Tower	Santa Monica, CA	78 ft	1966	5
231	Casper Tower	Casper, WY	76 ft	1954	5
232	Duluth Tower	Duluth, MN	75 ft	1955	6
232	Fayetteville Tower	Fayetteville, NC	75 ft	1973	6
232	Huntington Tower	Huntington, WV	75 ft		5
232	Livermore Tower	Livermore, CA	75 ft	1974	7
232	Louisville Bowman Tower	Louisville, KY	75 ft	1965	6
232	Rochester Municipal TRACAB	Rochester, MN	75 ft	1960	5
238	Allegheny Tower	West Mifflin, PA	73 ft		5
239	Morristown Tower	Morristown, NJ	72 ft		6
240	Addison Tower	Addison, TX	70 ft		6
241	Rockford Tower	Rockford, IL	69 ft	1958	6
241	Torrance Tower	Torrance, CA	69 ft		5
243	Brackett Tower	La Verne, CA	68 ft	1965	6
243	Crystal Tower	Crystal, MN	68 ft		4
245	Nantucket Tower	Nantucket, MA	67 ft		5
246	Erie Tower	Erie, PA	65 ft	1957	4
247	Beaumont Tower	Beaumont, TX	64 ft		4
247	Poughkeepsie Tower	Wappingers Falls, NY	64 ft	1973	5
249	Terre Haute Tower	Terre Haute, IN	62 ft	1953	6
250	Concord Tower	Concord, CA	61 ft		5
251	Reid-Hillview Tower	San Jose, CA	60 ft	1967	6
252	Clarksburg Tower	Bridgeport, WV	48 ft	1986	5

See how old the towers are, or the list of every FAA facility.