Big changes are headed to Bend Municipal Airport, including an 8-story air traffic control tower that — in ... in the Pacific Northwest with no tower and no official to direct takeoffs and landings..

The airport is about one-third finished with construction of a new $10 million air traffic control tower, where controllers will orchestrate takeoffs and landings from an eight-story perch.

The new $15 million air traffic control tower at the Bend Municipal Airport being construction under sunny skies in Bend Wednesday morning. 4-2-25 On Wednesday morning when skies were calm and ...

Air traffic control staffing shortages and outdated technology ... requirements and accelerate the timeline to getting into the tower. She also said it’s important to raise awareness of ...