Air Traffic Control Tower Opening At Lewis University Airport
The Lewis University Airport is Will County's premier corporate airport and has been owned and operated by the Joliet Regional Port District since ...
The Lewis University Airport is Will County's premier corporate airport and has been owned and operated by the Joliet Regional Port District since 1989. (Shutterstock)ROMEOVILLE, IL — The Lewis University Airport will cut the ribbon on its new air traffic control tower on Nov. 14, according to a release from the Joliet Regional Port District. Construction began on the airport's first air traffic control tower in 2021, and it will be operational this December. The $8.2 million eight-story tower was funded through support from the FAA, state of Illinois and Joliet Regional Port District, according to a release.