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Proposed Airport Traffic Control Tower Replacement Project

Draft Environmental Assessment

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed replacement of the Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) in San José, California, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts, Policies and Procedures. 

The Proposed Action is the replacement by the FAA of the existing FAA-owned ATCT and associated facilities and infrastructure at SJC with a new ATCT, administrative base building, and associated facilities. Relocation of the existing remote transmitter/receiver is also included as part of the Proposed Action. The existing ATCT, commissioned in 1994, has several design inadequacies and FAA code deficiencies including line-of-sight deficiencies. The Proposed Action would replace the existing ATCT at SJC with a new one that meets current FAA design standards and improves the functional and operational capabilities of the services provided by the ATCT. The site for the proposed ATCT, administrative base building, parking areas, and other associated infrastructure would encompass a 3.7-acre parcel of land that is adjacent to the existing ATCT and is currently developed for use as a parking lot. 

SJC ATCT EA

The FAA will accept comments on the draft EA for a minimum of 30 days until Friday, July 25th, 2025. If you have comments on the proposed project, please send your response electronically or by mail to Vincent Nguyen at the following: 

Air Traffic Organization Engineering Services Attn: Vincent T. Nguyen 777 
Aviation Boulevard El Segundo, CA 90245 Email: vincent.t.nguyen@faa.gov