Vancouver Harbour Control Tower
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The Vancouver Harbour Air Control Tower is placed on top of the 142m skyscraper Granville Square in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1973 it remains the highest air traffic control tower in the world, in the city with one of the world's highest levels of seaplane activity.[1][2]
In 2006 the tower handled 62,186 aircraft movements, the 31st busiest control tower in Canada. It is also the 8th busiest aerodrome in BC and the busiest water aerodrome in Canada. Itinerant aircraft movements (from one airport to another) for the aerodrome were 62,136 while local movements were 50.[3]
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- ^ Nav Canada Towers–Big and Small
- ^ Vancouver Harbour ATC]
- ^ Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
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