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Post by TCU 2U2 on Apr 23, 2020 5:50:24 GMT -5
*** A final list of the towers to be affected has not yet been released, nor has there been a final indication of what hours affected towers will be closed. ***
4/22/2020
FAA to temporarily adjust operating hours of approximately 100 control towers To ensure the continued resiliency of the air traffic control system amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the FAA is planning to temporarily adjust the operating hours of approximately 100 control towers nationwide. Making these adjustments allows for continued safe operations throughout the national airspace system while minimizing health risks to our workforce. These facilities have seen a significant reduction in flights, especially during the evening and nighttime hours, since the pandemic began. Adjusting the operating hours will further protect our employees and reduce the possibility of temporary tower closures from COVID-19 exposures by ensuring enough controllers are available to staff the facilities during peak hours. It also will enable us to allocate difficult-to-source supplies where they are most needed. Most of the towers are historically closed at night, during which time the radar facility with oversight assumes the airspace. The FAA expects the adjustments will not have any operational effects. The agency plans to begin adjusting facility hours later this month. The FAA will continue to monitor traffic volume at all of these facilities and may make future adjustments to operating hours as appropriate. The FAA previously took steps to limit the spread of COVID-19 in air traffic control facilities by establishing separate teams of controllers that stay together throughout the duty week. Q1: How did the FAA decide on these operating hour adjustments? A: The FAA has seen a significant reduction in traffic at these facilities and reviewed a number of factors to determine where adjustments were most appropriate and could be implemented while maintaining safe and efficient operations. Criteria considered included: hourly aircraft counts and safety during non-towered times; air carrier, air taxi, and special operations; ability of the workforce to social distance and reduce exposure; savings of supplies; and infrastructure constraints. The FAA will coordinate with stakeholders before making any final decisions. Q2: What is the criteria to return to normal hours or how will you decide to restore the hours at these towers? A: The FAA will continually assess the operating environment throughout the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA will ensure there is adequate staffing to meet traffic needs. As operational traffic counts and our resource factors associated with COVID-19 change, the FAA will make appropriate adjustments consistent with the agency’s mandate to operate the NAS safely and efficiently. Q3: Is it possible that some of these locations will continue on adjusted hours permanently? A: Temporary adjustments to operating hours during this COVID-19 public health emergency are not intended to be made permanent. Q4: How will DOD/National Guard, medevac, or other specialized flights operate in these circumstances? A: The FAA considered known special operations in selecting locations for operating hour adjustments. FAA facility operating schedules have always varied throughout the NAS. During the hours that a control tower is closed, DOD, National Guard, and other aircraft will receive services by the overlying radar facility as they do today according to existing FAA procedures. The FAA will continue to facilitate these special operations and will meet the needs of these operators. Q5: How are you ensuring the highest levels of safety continue? A: The FAA is working collaboratively with the aviation industry to ensure the highest levels of safety continue where the agency adjusts facility operating hours. The FAA’s safety tools and programs are fully operational and are continually monitoring the NAS. Additionally, we are working with each airport sponsor to understand and evaluate any consequences. The FAA will continue open communication and outreach with industry at all levels to ensure safety remains everyone’s priority. |
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Post by northwx on Apr 23, 2020 14:04:35 GMT -5
"Not intended to be permanent" - right, they'll just keep monitoring the NAS and we have to trust them to make the call to restore when it is appropriate. We all know what their answer to that would be if it were CWOs they were referring to. Something stinks. Have they done their SRMP? Do they know what the casualty count will be? Oh I forgot, this is a national emergency - meaning rules are whatever they say they are...
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Post by snowwx on Apr 24, 2020 0:46:30 GMT -5
To start with, the FAA and its minions are notorious for not telling the truth...you cannot trust what they say...i'll bet you they will keep closures of nights permanent for at least 75% of the towers, under the false pretense that all stakeholders agree...(a lie...) around here the stakeholders were not informed ...(im one of them)...the only reason i know about it is because of conversation with a couple atcers...The military has not been informed...and the cargo carriers are not aware...so to say they are in collaberation with the stakeholders is a bold faced lie...then....its CWO time...lets start screwing with Full time CWOs and the circus begins again...regardless of congressional mandates because this is an emergency and uncharted waters(which im tired of hearing...)...Once you lose your night shift, the probability of getting it back is less than 25% under the screwed up FAA...
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Post by alwayswx on Apr 24, 2020 16:19:00 GMT -5
""Once you lose your night shift, the probability of getting it back is less than 25% under the screwed up FAA...""
Where are you getting this information? Complete INACCURATE STATEMENT.
That is NOT going to happen. I guarantee you, IF, IF they adjust hours and Midnight hours, all the hours will return to normal. Don't be afraid of closing the CWO everytime a manger speaks or asks a question.
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Post by hlsto2 on Apr 24, 2020 16:26:22 GMT -5
""Once you lose your night shift, the probability of getting it back is less than 25% under the screwed up FAA..."" Where are you getting this information? Complete INACCURATE STATEMENT. That is NOT going to happen. I guarantee you, IF, IF they adjust hours and Midnight hours, all the hours will return to normal. Don't be afraid of closing the CWO everytime a manger speaks or asks a question. the FAA can't be trusted. We already know their end goal is to replace ALL CWO's with LAWRS "quality". What better way to start than to start trimming hours. YOU can't say all hours will return to normal. they may...they may not |
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Post by coldlover on Apr 24, 2020 18:32:14 GMT -5
Airport Traffic Control Towers and TRACONS Under Consideration for Reduced Operating Hours (not sure at the moment if this WILL affect all/part/none of the CWO) 04.24.20 - FAA Tower List2.pdf (133.71 KB) |
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Post by auto on Apr 24, 2020 19:43:29 GMT -5
Airport Traffic Control Towers and TRACONS Under Consideration for Reduced Operating Hours (not sure at the moment if this WILL affect all/part/none of the CWO) View AttachmentFile says invalid when i try to open. Anyone else have issue? Edit: a quick google search found the list |
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Post by coldlover on Apr 24, 2020 20:15:27 GMT -5
Airport Traffic Control Towers and TRACONS Under Consideration for Reduced Operating Hours
ID Name of Facility State Type Facility
Current
Hours of
Operation
Proposed
Reduction in traffic
GFK Grand Forks International Airport ND TOWER 0600-0000 1000-1800 ‐96%
LAF Purdue University, Lafayette IN TOWER 0600-2300 1100-1900 ‐94%
ARB Ann Arbor Municipal, MI MI TOWER 0800-2000 0800-1600 ‐92%
SEE Gillespie Field Airport CA TOWER 0700-2100 0900-1700 ‐91%
MMU Morristown Airport, NJ NJ TOWER 0700-2000 0800-1600 ‐90%
SCK Stockton Metro, CA CA TOWER 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐85%
CDW Essex Co Airport, Caldwell, NJ NJ TOWER 0700-2200 0800-1600 ‐83%
DWH David Wayne Hooks, Spring, TX TX TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0700-2200 0900-1700 ‐82%
SMO Santa Monica, CA CA TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐81%
NEW New Orleans Lakefront LA TOWER 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐80%
PAO Palo Alto Airport, CA CA TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐80%
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ AZ TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐79%
MWH Grant Co, Moses Lake, WA WA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2200 1000-1800 ‐78%
CCR Concord, CA CA TOWER 0700-2200 0800-1600 ‐78%
PTK Oakland County, MI MI TOWER 0600-2359 0800-1600 ‐75%
GGG E. Texas Regional, Longview TX Tracon TX TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐75%
HPN Westchester County Airport NY TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐74%
PSP Palm Springs, CA CA TOWER 0600-2300 1000-1800 ‐73%
DLH Duluth International, MN Twr/Tracon MN TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 1000-1800 ‐71%
HWD Hayward Exec, CA CA TOWER 0700-2100 0900-2100 ‐71%
FTW Ft Work Meacham, TX TX TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐71%
MLU Monroe Regional Airport, Louisiana LA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐71%
HUF Terre Haute, IN Twr/Tracon IN TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2400 1000-1800 ‐71%
CPS St Louis Downtown, IL IL TOWER 0630-2200 0800-1600 ‐70%
FPR Treasure Coast International Airport FL TOWER 0700-2100 0700-2000 ‐70%
CMI Willard Airport, Savoy, IL Twr/Tracon IL TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐69%
CNO Chino Airport CA TOWER 0700-2100 1100-1700 ‐69%
APA Centennial Airport CO TOWER 24 Hours 0700-1900 ‐69%
SJC Norman Y Mineta San Jose Intl Airport CA TOWER 0600-0000 0600-2300 ‐68%
TVC Cherry Capital Airport, MI MI TOWER 0700-2200 0800-1600 ‐67%
FSM Fort Smith Regional Airport Tracon AR TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-2300 0630-2300 ‐66%
MYF Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport CA TOWER 0600-2300 0900-1800 ‐65%
LVK Livermore, CA CA TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐65%
PNE NE Philadelphia, PA PA TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐64%
EMT El Monte Airport, CA CA TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐64%
POC Brackett Field, CA CA TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐64%
COS Colorado Springs Muni Aprt Twr/Tracon CO TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0700-2100 ‐64%
SBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport CA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0600-2200 ‐64%
ISP Long Island MacArthur Airport, NY NY TOWER 0600-2359 0800-1600 ‐63%
BTR Baton Rouge Metro, LA LA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-2400 0600-1800 ‐62%
MKC Wheeler KC Downtown, Missouri MO TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐61%
ITO Hilo International, HI Twr/Tracon HI TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2200 0600-1900 ‐61%
CRQ Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, CA CA TOWER 0700-2200 1000-1800 ‐60%
MRY Monterey Regional, CA CA TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐60%
LFT Lafayette Regional, Louisiana LA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐60%
SFB Orlando Sanford International Airport FL TOWER 0600-2300 0800-2300 ‐60%
GRR Gerald R Ford International Airport MI TOWER 0530-0000 0700-1500 ‐59%
BIS Bismarck Municipal, ND Twr/Tracon ND TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2400 0700-1800 ‐59%
LGB Long Beach Airport CA TOWER 0600-0000 0800-2100 ‐59%
JAN Jackson Medgar, MS Twr/Tracon MS TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0600-1700 ‐58%
VNY Van Nuys Airport CA TOWER 0600-2300 0900-2200 ‐57%
PDK Dekalb-Peachtree Airport GA TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐57%
STS Charles Schultz Sonoma, CA CA TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐56%
GRB Green Bay Austin Straubel, WI Twr/Tracon WI TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0530-2330 0600-2000 ‐55%
Source: FAA, 22 April 2020.
Airport Traffic Control Towers and TRACONS Under Consideration for Reduced Operating Hours
RDG Reading Regional, PA PA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-2300 0800-1600 ‐55%
ACK Nantucket Memorial, MA MA TOWER 0600-2100 0800-1600 ‐55%
CMA Camarillo, CA CA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0700-2100 0800-1800 ‐54%
SRQ Sarasota Bradenton, FL FL TOWER 0600-2359 0900-1700 ‐53%
ABI Abilene Regional Airport, TX Twr/Tracon TX TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0900-2300 ‐53%
AVL Asheville Regional, NC Twr/Tracon NC TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0630-2300 0800-1600 ‐53%
FAY Fayetteville, NC Twr/Tracon NC TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 1100-2000 ‐53%
SUS Spirit of St Louis, MO MO TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐52%
VRB Vero Beach Regional Airport FL TOWER 0700-2000 0800-2000 ‐52%
DPA DuPage Airport, Chicago, IL IL TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐52%
HLN Helena Regional, MT MT TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐52%
PIA Downing Peoria Airport, Illinois IL TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 1000-1800 ‐52%
MYR Myrtle Beach International Airport SC TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0700-1900 ‐52%
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA Twr/Tracon PA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐52%
PHF Newport News, Williamsburg, VA VA TOWER 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐51%
STP St Paul Downtown, MN MN TOWER 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐50%
CAK Akron-Canton Regional Airport OH TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐49%
TOA Torrance, CA CA TOWER 0600-2200 0900-1700 ‐48%
DAY Dayton, OH OH TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐48%
TLH Tallahassee International Airport FL TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0900-2300 ‐47%
AGS Augusta Regional, GA Twr/Tracon GA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0900-1700 ‐47%
FLO Florence Regional, SC Twr/Tracon SC TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0700-2300 0800-1600 ‐47%
VGT North Las Vegas Airport NV TOWER 0600-2000 1000-2000 ‐47%
HEF Manassas Regional , VA VA TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐47%
LCH Lake Charles Regional, Louisiana Twr/Traco LA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2200 1100-1900 ‐46%
PAE Paine Field, WA WA TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐46%
SBN South Bend International Airport IN TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-0000 0600-2200 ‐45%
GPT Gulfport-Biloxi Intl Aprt Twr/Tracon MS TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0900-2300 ‐45%
FSD Sioux Falls Regional, SD Tracon SD TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-2359 0500-2200 ‐45%
POU Hudson Valley Regional, NY NY TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐45%
BFL Bakersfield, CA Twr/Tracon CA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0700-1800 ‐45%
MBS MBS International, Saginaw, MI MI TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐43%
ACT Waco Regional Airport TX TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2400 0900-1900 ‐43%
MHT Manchester Boston Regional, MA NH TOWER 24 Hours 0700-2000 ‐43%
ALO Waterloo Regional, Iowa Twr/Tracon IA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2000 0800-1600 ‐42%
TMB Miami Executive Airport FL TOWER 0700-2300 0800-2100 ‐42%
ORL Orlando Executive, FL FL TOWER 0700-2200 0800-1800 ‐40%
APC Napa County Airport, CA CA TOWER 0700-2000 0900-1700 ‐40%
SPI Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, IL IL TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐38%
CPR Natrona Co Airport, Casper WY WY TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-2100 1200-2000 ‐38%
TOL Toledo Express, OH OH TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0900-1700 ‐37%
FNT Bishop International, Flint MI MI TOWER 0500-2400 0800-1600 ‐36%
FXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport FL TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1900 ‐33%
HIO Portland-Hillsboro Airport OR TOWER 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐31%
CRW Yeager Aprt, Charleston WV Twr/Tracon WV TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐27%
ILG New Castle Airport , DE DE TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐26%
ROW Roswell, NM NM TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0900-1700 ‐26%
ELM Elmira Corning Regional, Horseheads, NY Tw NY TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2400 0800-1600 ‐25%
MFD Mansfield Lahm Regional, Ohio OH TOWER 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐25%
TWF Magic Valley Airport, Idaho ID TOWER 0600-2100 0800-1600 ‐25%
SUX Sioux Gateway, IA IA TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2300 0800-1600 ‐23%
PIE St Pete-Clearwater International Airport FL TOWER 0600-2300 0900-1900 ‐22%
AGC Allegheny County Airport , PA PA TOWER 24 Hours 0800-1600 ‐15%
MIC Crystal Airport, MN MN TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐14%
BGM Binghamton Airport, NY Twr/Tracon NY TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2400 0800-1600 ‐13%
TRI Tri-Cities, Blountville, TN TN TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0600-2400 0800-1600 ‐12%
CKB No Cent W Virginal Aprt, WV Twr/Tracon WV TOWER & APPROACH CONTROL 0500-2300 0900-1700 ‐12%
FCM Flying Cloud Airport, MN MN TOWER 0600-2200 0800-1600 ‐12%
ARR Chicago, Aurora Airport, IL IL TOWER 0700-2100 0800-1600 ‐11%
ERI Erie International, PA PA TOWER 0600-2400 0800-1600 ‐11%
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Post by snowwx on May 14, 2020 1:01:55 GMT -5
Just as I suspected earlier,...ATM/SEC/tech ops and natca minions are in conference trying to figure out how to keep adjusted hours on a more permanent basis...they say its working well even as traffic is slowly increasing...after their local gathering, they went on Zoom and propogated their vision to district...this info came from a participant in the meeting...
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Post by alwayswx on Oct 3, 2021 22:26:09 GMT -5
Did any of these towers keep there midnights still closed or reduced hours? Are any CWO still on reduced hours if you lost hours when towers reduced the operating hours?
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