Airport Shifts To Mobile Control After FAA Ends Remote ATC Tower

Leesburg Executive Airport mobile tower

Air traffic services at Leesburg Executive Airport will be provided by this mobile tower platform.

Credit: Bill Carey
LEESBURG, Virginia – The suburban Washington airport that has served as a testbed for the FAA’s remote tower program will rely on a mobile air traffic control platform for the next few years now that the agency has canceled the testing effort. Managers at Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), located 35...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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