Towering plan for US’s tallest skyscraper could SHRINK after airport says bid for ‘unlimited height’ is ‘safety risk’ THE towering plan for the United States' tallest skyscraper could shrink after airports say the bid for "unlimited height" is a "safety risk".
But, the plan now faces a challenge after Oklahoma City Airport Trust Airports Direct Jeff Mulder said the height would endanger flight safety.
The building's height is a concern for OKC's main airport, Will Rogers International, as well as Wiley Post Airport and Tinker Air Force Base as the proposed tower is on the edge of the airspace of all three.
Flight patterns would likely have to change, Mulder said, and a tight circling approach would be needed, rather than going straight-in.
Mulder wrote a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) saying airports believe pilots will spend more time circling, the Oklahoman reported.
