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Earlier this year, a real estate development
group announced plans to build what will be the
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country’s tallest skyscraper in an unlikely
location.
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But the project is now facing delays and
warnings about its potential risks to air
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travel.
Madison Capital, partnered with architecture
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firm A O on a project that would place a more
than 1900 ft tower in Oklahoma City far from
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the towering peaks associated with the skylines
of New York City,
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Los Angeles and Chicago.
Work on the development was tentatively
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scheduled to begin in October, but now it’s
pushed back to 2025.
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However, according to the Oklahoman, the
project currently faces pushback from the FAA
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Julie Morgan manager at the Fa A’s obstruction
evaluation group in Fort Worth told the
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developers that the tower at its current
planned height would be a quote hazard to air
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navigation.
The agency added that its determination will
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become final early next year unless a petition
is filed.
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The F A’s decision comes after Oklahoma City
Airport Trust Airports Director Jeff Mulder
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last month wrote a letter to the agency
describing how the boardwalk at Bricktown
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development poses risks to OKC will Rogers
International Airport Wiley Post Airport and
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the Tinker Air Force Base.
He said the tower could end up forcing pilots
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to spend more time circling before landing.
In a separate letter obtained by the
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publication.
Another opponent to the project pointed out
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that tight circling approaches are inherently
more dangerous than a straight shot to the
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runway.
Mulder also said the tower could create quote
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adverse changes to standard departure
procedures and flight safety issues that could
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impact air travel for everyone.
In the Oklahoma City area developer Scott
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Madison.
In response to the FAA S decision said his
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company is still figuring out if any
adjustments might be needed to its plans.
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But he added, we’re still going to have to
build there no matter what the development is
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highlighted by the Legends Tower that will top
out at 1907 ft a height pick to
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coincide with the year that Oklahoma was
admitted as the 46th state of the United States.
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If the project is completed as planned, it
would make the Legends Tower the tallest
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skyscraper in the US.
That title currently belongs to the one World
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Trade Center in New York City which tops out at
1776 ft.
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I’m Ben Munson and this is manufacturing now.