Airport Air Traffic Control Tower project information from Fiscal Year 2025 Budget (24002)  

Project Start Date: Summer 2024

Estimated Completion Date: Spring 2029

Project Manager: Karin Franklin 703-771-6671

Project Description: This project will construct a permanent air traffic control tower at the Leesburg Executive Airport. Construction of the tower is necessary for the provision of Air Traffic Control Services, which has been in place since 2018 through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) remote tower program to control the nearly 80,000 annual take offs and landings at the airport. The remote tower program was discontinued by the FAA in June 2023. A temporary airport traffic control tower has been installed until the permanent tower construction is complete. The estimated completion schedule for the permanent tower is contingent on receiving funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV). The majority of the design and construction costs for the project, approximately 98%, are expected to be funded by the FAA and DOAV.

Project Updates: As of May 23, 2024 - A siting study is in progress and is the first step of development of this project to determine where the tower will be located.