Zombie Towers Among Air-Traffic Sites on FAA Closing List
By Bernard Kohn & Alan Levin - Feb 22, 2013 2:16 PM CT
A West Virginia airport tower staffed around the clock while having too few flights to be open at night under U.S. guidelines is among facilities that could be shuttered under automatic budget cuts.
The tower at Tri-State Milton J. Ferguson Field in Huntington is among 238 air-traffic facilities the Federal Aviation Administration today listed for possible closing under budget cuts known as the sequester.
The FAA also said it may eliminate night shifts at 72 towers and regional radar rooms. Fifty-four of those already met guidance for closing during those periods because of low traffic, according to agency data compiled by Bloomberg.
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