O’Hare Airport North Air Traffic Control Tower
Owner:
City of Chicago
Location:
Chicago, Illinois
Architect:
Parsons
Contract Value:
$38,265,000
Completion Date:
August 2008
The North Airport Traffic Control Tower (NATCT) project included construction of a new supplemental tower and associated base building for the North Airfield development of O’Hare International Airport. The tower is approximately 225 feet tall to the cab floor with a 400 SF cab and a 10,000 SF base building. The project used more than 200 tons of structural steel and 2,100 cubic yards of concrete. The lower core of the control tower has an architectural concrete finish. The cab level of the tower is completely surrounded by glass. The glass sheets are up to nineteen feet long and weigh as much as 4,000 pounds. Challenges faced for this project included an airside construction site, construction height restrictions, and strict coordination with FAA requirements.
