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FAA says 173 air traffic control towers will close on April 7

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CNN.com - The federal government will close 173 air traffic control towers at small- and medium-size airports on April 7 because of forced spending cuts, the Federal Aviation Administration told tower operators Tuesday. It will close another 16 towers on September 30, the end of the fiscal year. (www.cnn.com) Plus d'info...

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bentwing60
bentwing60 8
So which is it, 150 or 173. See Below. Anything this administration or it's minions say should be taken with a grain of salt, since everythi8ng is political, regardless of how it affects the voting public. I truly see signs of the intent to extract all possible damage to the public to further the agenda that maximizes the damage to any opposing view. I'm sad to say that I have been accused of politicizing this forum, but I am proud to say that I will not drink the KoolAid.
joelwiley
joel wiley 3
I fear the damage to the public is strictly collateral, and hardball politics has morphed to an analogue of religious jihad. The voters don't matter. Take Brad Littlejohn's examples, aviation safety does not seem to rate highly as an inclusion/exclusion criteria. It doesn't appear much forethought went into the list on the surface. What comes to mind are hostages to someone's agenda that has little to do with the overall FAA mission.

Bentwing60, Jim Jones is rolling over in his grave at your lack of faith to drink his Kool-aid.
tofutwitch11
tofutwitch11 1
I just said "over 150" because they probably won't close all 173.
bentwing60
bentwing60 1
Not contesting the #, it's the concept.
tyketto
Brad Littlejohn 1
They won't, at least I can not see that they will. There are too many that are important, and the tale of the tape is "FAA says keeping any of the towers open would require showing it's in national interest."

For example, SMO and HHR are on that list. Looking at any TAC, you'll notice that those towers are essential with coordination through the Mini-route overflying LAX. There wouldn't be any other way to transition the LAX Class B without going through the already packed SFRA without that route. Having SCT control that route and coordinate with LAX Tower is out of the question; they are already busy enough handling/merging the 4 arrival streams!

SQL is also on that list. They are essential for the Highway 101 transition through the SFO Class B, and transitioning over KSFO!

Fields like that shouldn't close. Interestingly enough, KMHR is not on the list, and it is a contract tower. I wouldn't expect it to be on as the UPS facility for Sacramento is located there.. yet somewhere like SBD (San Bernardino Int'l) is NOT on that list, and it is a contract tower. No major field ops really happens there except for training for the US Forest Service.. No cargo there (it goes to nearby ONT), so it's weird that it didn't make the list while other important fields did.

I'd expect this list to be modified, or at least dwindled down.
bentwing60
bentwing60 2
I suspect that several senators and representatives will decide that it is in the "national interest" to keep some of their "honey hole" towers open.
treehouse4rent
Carlos Bea 1
Very well said.
suz
suz 6
Keep Air Force One in the hangar. He can use video-link instead.
air2014
Kent Lee 2
Political marketing so Obama can get what he whats, the middle class and rich to support those that don't have any ambition!
tyketto
Brad Littlejohn 1
For class B airspace? No way should they go untowered after 10! That's as ridiculous as Las Vegas tower closing at 10, when all Strip tour helicopters operate to see the lights!

Plus, night cargo is need a secondary place to operate that can handle Cat. III landings. I don't think MDW nor Rockford can handle that.
tofutwitch11
tofutwitch11 1
I submitted a squawk with a similar headline and the same link about 14 hours before this one....
tofutwitch11
tofutwitch11 1
Shouldn't the squawks be merged because they are the same?
tgchurchman
Tom Churchman 1
This is another situation that has caused so many problems in the past: Dollars over Safety. Most all Flightaware contributors have said it all but another voice never hurts so here goes: Pilots and controlers already know it will take either a large accident or several very news-worthy incidents with loss of life to wake up the general public just as it has before that to maintain safe standards it takes the death of who knows how many people before change has to occur which is very frustrating when we breaking something that is not broken.
Av8nut
Michael Fuquay 1
Spend away, Obama!
onceastudentpilot
tim mitchell 1
(Duplicate Squawk Submitted)

Tower closures begin

Very short story but I will look for and find more media stories that go into more details as they become available.

http://triad.news14.com/content/top_stories/691399/air-traffic-control-towers-to-close-at-five-nc-airports
onceastudentpilot
tim mitchell 1
this is not a duplicate....this story focuses solely on NC and list the affected airports
genethemarine
Gene spanos 0
Why ORD should shut down after 10 pm as well.
Cost savings.

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