俄克拉荷马大学 Westheimer 机场新塔台落成：耗资 1720 万美元，2027 年初投运
俄克拉荷马大学 Max Westheimer 机场的新空中交通管制塔台已经落成。这座塔台耗资 1720 万美元，高 106 英尺，是旧塔（52 英尺）的两倍多；塔体共 6 层、6100 平方英尺，可抵御时速 130 英里的强风。据 News 9 报道，这是 1970 年代以来新建的首座非军用塔台之一。
联邦众议员 Tom Cole 于 2024 年为该项目争取到 700 多万美元联邦资金，工程 2025 年 3 月开工。机场主任 Lance Lamkin 表示，新塔台将显著提升管制员视野与飞行安全。
该机场每年为当地经济贡献约 2.12 亿美元，提供 1227 个岗位。新塔台预计 2027 年初正式投入运行。（GSM 据 News 9 报道）
New Control Tower Completed at OU's Westheimer Airport: $17.2 Million, Opening in Early 2027
A new air traffic control tower has been completed at the University of Oklahoma's Max Westheimer Airport. The $17.2 million tower stands 106 feet tall — more than twice the old tower's 52 feet — with six stories and 6,100 square feet, built to withstand 130 mph winds. News 9 reported it is among the first new non-military control towers built since the 1970s.
U.S. Rep. Tom Cole secured more than $7 million in federal funding for the project in 2024, and construction began in March 2025. Airport director Lance Lamkin said the new tower will significantly improve controllers' visibility and flight safety.
The airport contributes about $212 million a year to the local economy and supports 1,227 jobs. The new tower is expected to enter service in early 2027. (GSM, based on reporting by News 9)
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