Long Island MacArthur Airport, Air Traffic Control Tower and Base Building
Long Island MacArthur ATCT + Base Building
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Ronkonkoma, NY
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FAA Eastern Region
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129 Foot Tower
8,000 SF Base Building
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Siting studies and 1- and 2-story schemes for an 8,000-SF administrative base building
Construction staging and parking analysis to maintain operations of the existing facility during adjacent construction
Site-adapted FAA Low Activity Level Standard ATCT design
Base building designed for severe site constraints and blast resistance to meet ATFP requirements
Relocation and redesign of airport entrance drive with reuse of existing gates and integration of vertical lift gates with card access
Pedestrian security gates with proximity card readers and integrated access control systems
Full security monitoring system design, including cameras, locks, controls, key cards, and multi-location monitoring
ATCT constructed with precast concrete for rapid erection and blast resistance
Base building constructed with foam-formed cast-in-place concrete for blast resistance and energy efficiency
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Planning, Programming, Architecture, MEP/FP, Civil, Structural, Construction Documents, Construction Administration
LEO A DALY provided planning, design, and engineering services for the new MacArthur Airport control tower, the base building, and access roadway. The scope included siting studies as well as one- and two-story schemes for a new 8,000-SF administrative base building. Construction staging and parking studies were completed to allow the existing facility to remain operational while the new building was under construction just a few feet away.
The new FAA Low Activity Level Standard ATCT design was modified and site adapted. The new base building was designed to meet the rigorous site constraints of MacArthur Airport. The building also was designed to be blast resistant to meet ATFP requirements.
Specific site security features included a complete relocation of the entrance drive to include the relocation and reuse of existing gates and the introduction of vertical lift gates with card reader access. Pedestrian gates were introduced to the site with proximity card readers. In addition to providing infrastructure design, the LEO A DALY team designed and specified the complete security monitoring system to include cameras, locks, controls, key cards, and multiple-location monitoring and control.
The complete tower, from the control cab floor down, was designed in pre-cast concrete for easy and quick erection and blast resistance. The base building was designed in foam-formed cast-in-place concrete for blast resistance and energy efficiency
