Alan, Thanks for the reply That being the case, there is total coordination between all 3 towers, How are aircraft landed and all 3 towers knowing who is doing what? I am speaking of the many pilots landing there all the time. I think I'd be pulling the rest of my hair out if I was a controller. I was there only once, not long after the airport opened (what year did it open?) and I did not have time to look around. Other than the obvious problems, are the some that other airports do not have? This is a very interesting subject, Thanks for coming back so fast, Bob Bob Fletcher Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MILITARY DESIGN SECTION 10th Floor SW, CUBE 134 (916) 557-7235, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA. 95814-2922 -----Original Message----- From: Allan9 [mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 1:12 PM To: Fletcher, Robert; AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: DFW TOWERS- how many? Bob this is an excerpt from DFW's history. It was planned prior to my retirement to been operated as three seperate airports. I don't recall the split but it was something like left operation, center operation and right operation. Because of the sprawling expanse of airport the "airport movement area" could not be seen from on location. In order to accomplish the visibility of the airport the tower would have been so high it then would have become and obstacle and caused an increase in landing minima. O'Hare operates as two airports as far as the contollers are concerned. Construction was completed on ORDs existing Tower Cab after I left there. Al 1994 - DFW Airport's Twentieth Anniversary. * FAA opens two new control towers, bringing to three the number of operational control towers on DFW Airport. DFW is the only airport in the world with three air traffic control towers. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ; exatc@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:59 AM Subject: DFW TOWERS- how many? How many towers are there at the DFW Airport? Do these different tower operators/controllers forward all info to a main tower? It would seem logical to have just one tower (Enlarged) and much taller to cover the entire complex. Can someone explain this confusing situation? Bob Fletcher Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Robert.Fletcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> MILITARY DESIGN SECTION 10th Floor SW, CUBE 134 (916) 557-7235, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA. 95814-2922 -----Original Message----- From: Allan9 [ mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:exatc@xxxxxxxxxx> ] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 8:22 AM To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: AIRLINE Digest - 28 Nov 2003 to 29 Nov 2003 (#2003-196) DFW uses several physical control towers Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 3:03 AM Subject: Re: AIRLINE Digest - 28 Nov 2003 to 29 Nov 2003 (#2003-196) >