Airport Air Traffic Control Tower .

Last week i have a chance to visit local air show in my town(Kuching,Sarawak)the host is Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia .One of the officer asked me  if I wanted to visit the Kuching International  Airport Air Traffic Control Tower and see with whom The Pilot of the plane communicating every time they seek permission to taxi the runway, or receive directions as to which runway to take off from etc. “Yes I would love to!” I replied. I asked if we will be walking there and he said, “No we’ll drive there”. “But it’s not that far ".

Kuching International Airport Control Tower.

On arrival we have a short briefing as per requirement they requested us to switch off our cell phones,take of our shoes and silent please.Taking picture is allowed and it is best not to fire your camera flash.

excellent view the Flight Control

The Air Traffic Control Officer (ATCO) on duty.

AirAsia holding waiting clearance to take off from ATCO.

Control Room of flight movement.

I saw what an excellent view the Flight Control crew had of the entire airport, and beyond. It was unbelievable. The tower was circular in shape and had glass windows all round i.e. the crew had a 360 degree view. There were 5 people working, and I was shown around the tower and the instruments. There were several screens which the crew used to communicate with air traffic. It was a quiet day and  I only saw a couple of planes flying and landing.
Thank You to Kuching International Airport Control Tower (The Officer in-charge) for the educational visit.