Air Traffic Control Tower & Airside-Control Architecture
ATC tower architecture covering visual line-of-sight, cab planning, base building and crew welfare.
HOK's air traffic control tower portfolio combines aviation programming with the structural and human-factors expertise required for 24/7 controller environments. Tower work includes cab geometry tested against full airfield visibility, base building planning for engineering, equipment and welfare, and integration with the airport SMGCS / A-SMGCS environment. The team has designed control towers and airside command facilities for North American hubs and contributed to airside-control planning on Gulf greenfield airports. Towers are delivered as full architectural packages — structural and MEP coordinated through Revit, glare and reflectivity validated against ICAO Doc 9157 Aerodrome Design Manual Part 6 (Frangibility) and FAA Order 6480.4 (Airport Traffic Control Tower Siting).
Key specs
| Typical tower height | 60-110 metres above grade |
| Cab dimensions | 12-18 m diameter octagonal/round |
| Visibility test | Full airfield line-of-sight at design eye height |
| Glare control | 15° anti-reflective tilt to ICAO Doc 9157 Pt 6 |
| Standards | FAA Order 6480.4 · ICAO Doc 9157 Pt 6 · GACA equivalent |
| Base-building scope | Equipment rooms, controller welfare, training, security |
| BIM LOD at handover | 400 |