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I know there are busy airports without control towers, and the converse is also true. There is a process for an airport to acquire a control towerprocess for an airport to acquire a control tower. Sometimes, airports want to have their own control towertheir own control tower.

Is there some activity level where an airport would require a control tower for safe operation? Or does air traffic control exist simply to reduce risk?

I know there are busy airports without control towers, and the converse is also true. There is a process for an airport to acquire a control tower. Sometimes, airports want to have their own control tower.

Is there some activity level where an airport would require a control tower for safe operation? Or does air traffic control exist simply to reduce risk?

I know there are busy airports without control towers, and the converse is also true. There is a process for an airport to acquire a control tower. Sometimes, airports want to have their own control tower.

Is there some activity level where an airport would require a control tower for safe operation? Or does air traffic control exist simply to reduce risk?

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When is a control tower required?

I know there are busy airports without control towers, and the converse is also true. There is a process for an airport to acquire a control tower. Sometimes, airports want to have their own control tower.

Is there some activity level where an airport would require a control tower for safe operation? Or does air traffic control exist simply to reduce risk?