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Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport, Ota Ward, Tokyo), in anticipation of the opening of Haneda runway D, where it will allow for an increase of international flights, will switch using a new and taller air traffic tower.

The new tower will be the tallest air traffic control tower in Japan, exceeding Narita Airport’s air traffic control tower, which is 87 meters tall.
With the big expansion plan going on in Haneda airport and because the coming 4th runway is being built offshore in Tokyo Bay about four kilometers away from the old tower, making it not possible to monitor aircraft movement without a much taller tower, has called for a new air traffic tower to be build costing around 7 billion yen.

This new tower is standing 115.7 meters tall, 38 meters taller than the old tower, making it the 3rd tallest air traffic control tower in the world.

Construction work started back in late-2006 and has completed work since last year. Installations of air traffic equipments, followed by testings and traffic controllers familiarization of use have been carried out for months before its commissioning.

Because of the height, the new tower is built using the latest anti-tremor technology making it earthquake resistance as well as to peter out swaying caused by strong winds.