Control tower
The tower is the heart of your airport's traffic. Its level decides how many movements per hour you can handle and how many runways you may use at the same time.
How it works
Every take-off, landing and low pass counts as a movement. When the tower reaches its limit, arrivals hold in the pattern and departures wait at their stand. The flight schedule check warns you before that happens.
Without a tower nothing moves – every airport starts with a radio hut. Only the highest tower level that is built and operational counts.
Tower levels
LevelMov / hRunwaysRequires
Radio hut61Start
Control tower141Asphalt runway
Tower with radar242Tower + runway lighting
Large tower404Tower with radar