Air Traffic Control Tower built by ibb in Equatorial Guinea

 

In the summer of 2008 the assembly of the ATC in Mongomeyen in Equatorial Guinea began. Earlier this year, the complete steel structure of the ATC had been manufactured in individual parts in the factory in Bismark.

The 14-corner trapezoidal unit has a diameter of approx. 13.5 m. This material was sent in six sea containers on the long journey from Antwerp to Cameroon and then by truck 800 km through the jungle to the airport Mongomeyen. This airport is currently being built in the middle of the jungle. Around 900 workers from all over the world are involved in the construction of the airport, including five IBB employees for the duration of the assembly of the ATC.

From August to October 2008 Dipl.-Ing. Volker Schmidt (engineer), the assemblers Jens Dittberner, Norbert Müller, Uwe Breitkreutz and Tim Becker and the master roofer Manfred Jäger were erecting the ATC in Mongomeyen. Despite the damp, hot climate and the rainy season that prevailed at that time, the assembly date could be held and the ATC be finished in accordance with the contract in October 2008.