Facility Spotlight

There are 36 NATCA members at Phoenix Sky Harbor ATCT (PHX), a level 10 facility. The facility opened on January 14, 2007. The tower is co-located with Phoenix TRACON (P50), is 326 feet tall, and responsible […]

Grand Forks ATCT (GFK) has a strong NATCA membership, with 27 members out of its 28 employees. It is a level 9 tower in Grand Forks, ND, responsible for just over four miles of airspace around […]

Commissioned in January of 2000, PDX is a level eight facility with 28 NATCA members. It works with several other facilities including Portland TRACON, Hillsboro Tower, and Troutdale Federal Contract Tower. PDX works several different types […]

ORF is proud to have a 100 percent NATCA membership at its 40-member facility in Norfolk, Va. Norfolk Municipal Airport opened in 1938, and was officially named Norfolk International Airport in 1976. The current level eight […]

Tulsa Riverside Tower (RVS) boasts an impressive NATCA membership. Thirteen out of its 14 controllers are Union members. It is a level 7 tower with radar and was commissioned March 15, 1965. RVS is responsible for […]

(This story was written by FAA Communications and published jointly by Focus FAA and the NATCA Insider.) Controllers at Fort Myers Tower and TRACON (RSW) had new technology at their fingertips—designed to improve operations—just in time […]