Four small airports in Arizona on hitlist for control tower closings

Posted on March 8, 2013 • Filed under: Travel Aviation, United-States

According to the huffingtonpost.com, four small airports in Arizona are on the Federal Aviation Administration’s list for potential control tower closings under the automatic budget cuts that took effect this month. Glendale Municipal Airport, Phoenix Goodyear Airport, Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City and Ryan Field in Tucson are among 238 small airports under consideration nationwide with low traffic volumes and control towers operated by contractors. The FAA is scheduled to decide by March 18 on closing about 170 of the towers. Read Article

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