Analysis of cost effectiveness for remote tower facilities

摘要

Objective: Estimate cost differentials between conventional towers and remote tower services - Based on FAA Contract Towers (FCTs) currently owned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - Goal of lowering the cost to FAA of provide tower services at these airports Highlights: Results show that remote tower alternatives evaluated in this analysis are more cost effective than continued use of conventional towered airport services - Compared to continued use of conventional towers, implementing remote towers has lower upfront capital costs, operations and maintenance costs, and overall lifecycle costs.