The ATC Sequester Threat of Early 2013 (…aimed at 428 facilities, and resolved in late April)

The table on this page lists 428 different ATC facilities that were identified by NATCA and/or FAA in various media events leading up to the brief sequester furloughs of April 2013. These lists were compiled from the following:

  1. In December 2012, NATCA released “Sequestration: The Effects on Aviation and Everyday Travel”. The final six pages of this 12-page paper are a list of 233 ATC facilities throughout the country, everything from sleepy small towers to medium-sized approach controls. It appears that all of these facilities are staffed with FAA controllers, under the NATCA collective bargaining agreement.
  2. On February 22, 2013, FAA Administrator Huerta and DoT Secretary LaHood issued a letter addressed to “Dear Aviation Colleagues,” including Airlines for America (A4A), National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Regional Airline Association (RAA), American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), Airports Council International – North America, and the Department of Defense (DoD). The letter was supported by two lists. One list showed 238 towers being considered for closure; the other list showed (72) 24-hour ATC facilities being considered for night-time closures. Most of the 238 towers were part of the Contract tower program, in which ATC services are provided at roughly one third of the cost of FAA-staffed comparable facilities. Most of the overnight facilities handle almost no traffic during the wee hours of the overnight shift. The list included the TRACON at Knoxville, made famous in spring 2011 when a controller was caught sleeping through most of his shift!
  3. On March 22, 2013, FAA issued a lengthy News Release with links to PDF copies of lists with their final decisions. One list identified sets of closure dates for 149 contract towers (highlighted in goldenrod: ✓). Another list identified 24 towers (mostly contract, plus a few military towers funded by FAA) to remain open (highlighted in green: ✓).
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
AK
Anchorage
ANC
✓
AK
Anchorage
MRI
✓
AK
Anchorage (TRACON)
A11
✓
AK
Fairbanks
FAI
✓
✓
AK
Juneau
JNU
✓
AL
Birmingham
BHM
✓
✓
AL
Dothan
DHN
✓
AL
Huntsville
HSV
✓
AL
Mobile
BFM
✓
AL
Mobile
MOB
✓
AL
Montgomery
MGM
✓
AL
Tuscaloosa
TCL
✓
AR
Fayetteville
FYV
✓
AR
Fort Smith
FSM
✓
✓
AR
Little Rock
LIT
✓
✓
AR
Rogers
ROG
✓
AR
Springdale
ASG
✓
AR
Texarkana
TXK
✓
AZ
Bullhead City
IFP
✓
AZ
Glendale
GEU
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
AZ
Goodyear
GYR
✓
AZ
Mesa
FFZ
✓
AZ
Phoenix
DVT
✓
AZ
Prescott
PRC
✓
AZ
Scottsdale
SDL
✓
AZ
Tucson
RYN
✓
AZ
Tucson
TUS
✓
AZ
Tucson (TRACON)
U90
✓
AZ
Tusayan
GCN
✓
CA
Atwater
MER
✓
CA
Bakersfield
BFL
✓
CA
Burbank
BUR
✓
CA
Camarillo
CMA
✓
✓
CA
Carlsbad
CRQ
✓
CA
Chino
CNO
✓
CA
Concord
CCR
✓
✓
CA
El Cajon
SEE
✓
CA
El Monte
EMT
✓
✓
CA
Fresno
FAT
✓
✓
CA
Fullerton
FUL
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
CA
Hawthorne
HHR
✓
CA
Hayward
HWD
✓
CA
La Verne
POC
✓
✓
CA
Lancaster
WJF
✓
CA
Livermore
LVK
✓
✓
CA
Long Beach
LGB
✓
CA
Los Angeles
WHP
✓
CA
Monterey
MRY
✓
CA
Napa
APC
✓
✓
CA
Oakland
OAK
✓
CA
Ontario
ONT
✓
✓
CA
Oxnard
OXR
✓
CA
Palm Springs
PSP
✓
CA
Palmdale
PMD
✓
CA
Palmdale (TRACON)
E10
✓
✓
CA
Palo Alto
PAO
✓
CA
Ramona
RNM
✓
CA
Riverside
RAL
✓
CA
Sacramento
SAC
✓
CA
Sacramento
SMF
✓
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
CA
Salinas
SNS
✓
CA
San Carlos
SQL
✓
CA
San Diego
MYF
✓
CA
San Diego
SAN
✓
CA
San Diego
SDM
✓
CA
San Jose
RHV
✓
CA
San Jose
SJC
✓
CA
Santa Ana
SNA
✓
CA
Santa Barbara
SBA
✓
CA
Santa Monica
SMO
✓
✓
CA
Santa Rosa
STS
✓
✓
CA
Stockton
SCK
✓
✓
CA
Torrance
TOA
✓
CA
Van Nuys
VNY
✓
CA
Victorville
VCV
✓
CO
Aspen
ASE
✓
CO
Colorado Springs
COS
✓
✓
CO
Denver
APA
✓
✓
CO
Denver
BJC
✓
✓
CO
Denver
FTG
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
CO
Pueblo
PUB
✓
CT
Bridgeport
BDR
✓
CT
Danbury
DXR
✓
CT
Groton (New London)
GON
✓
CT
Hartford
HFD
✓
CT
New Haven
HVN
✓
CT
Oxford
OXC
✓
CT
Windsor Locks
BDL
✓
CT
Windsor Locks (TRACON)
Y90
✓
DE
Wilmington
ILG
✓
✓
FL
Boca Raton
BCT
✓
FL
Daytona Beach
DAB
✓
FL
Fort Lauderdale
FLL
✓
FL
Fort Lauderdale
FXE
✓
✓
FL
Fort Meyers
RSW
✓
FL
Fort Myers
FMY
✓
FL
Fort Pierce
FPR
✓
✓
FL
Hollywood
HWO
✓
FL
Jacksonville
CRG
✓
FL
Jacksonville
JAX
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
FL
Jacksonville
VQQ
✓
FL
Kissimmee
ISM
✓
FL
Lakeland
LAL
✓
FL
Leesburg
LEE
✓
FL
Miami
OPF
✓
FL
Miami
TMB
✓
FL
Naples
APF
✓
FL
New Smyrna Beach
EVB
✓
FL
Ocala
OCF
✓
FL
Orlando
ORL
✓
✓
FL
Ormond Beach
OMN
✓
FL
Pensacola
PNS
✓
FL
Pensacola (TRACON)
P31
✓
FL
Punta Gorda
PGD
✓
FL
Sanford
SFB
✓
FL
Sarasota
SRQ
✓
FL
St. Augustine
SGJ
✓
FL
St. Petersburg
SPG
✓
FL
St. Petersburg – Clearwater
PIE
✓
FL
Stuart
SUA
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
FL
Tallahassee
TLH
✓
FL
Titusville
TIX
✓
FL
Vero Beach
VRB
✓
FL
West Palm Beach
PBI
✓
GA
Albany
ABY
✓
GA
Athens
AHN
✓
GA
Atlanta
FTY
✓
GA
Atlanta
PDK
✓
GA
Atlanta
RYY
✓
GA
Augusta
AGS
✓
GA
Columbus
CSG
✓
✓
GA
Lawrenceville
LZU
✓
GA
Macon
MCN
✓
GA
Savannah
SAV
✓
GU
Guam (CENRAP)
ZUA
✓
HI
Hilo
ITO
✓
HI
Kahului
OGG
✓
HI
Kapolei
JRF
✓
IA
Cedar Rapids
CID
✓
IA
Des Moines
DSM
✓
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
IA
Dubuque
DBQ
✓
IA
Sioux City
SUX
✓
✓
IA
Waterloo
ALO
✓
✓
ID
Boise
BOI
✓
✓
ID
Hailey
SUN
✓
ID
Idaho Falls
IDA
✓
ID
Lewiston
LWS
✓
ID
Pocatello
PIH
✓
ID
Twin Falls
TWF
✓
✓
IL
Alton/St. Louis
ALN
✓
IL
Aurora
ARR
✓
✓
IL
Bloomington-Normal
BMI
✓
IL
Cahokia
CPS
✓
IL
Carbondale
MDH
✓
IL
Chicago
MDW
✓
✓
IL
Decatur
DEC
✓
IL
Marion
MWA
✓
IL
Moline
MLI
✓
IL
Peoria
PIA
✓
✓
IL
Rockford
RFD
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
IL
Savoy
CMI
✓
IL
Springfield
SPI
✓
✓
IL
Waukegan
UGN
✓
IL
West Chicago
DPA
✓
✓
✓
IL
Wheeling
PWK
✓
IN
Bloomington
BMG
✓
IN
Columbus
BAK
✓
IN
Evansville
EVV
✓
IN
Fort Wayne
FWA
✓
✓
IN
Gary
GYY
✓
IN
Indianapolis
IND
✓
IN
Lafayette
LAF
✓
✓
IN
Muncie
MIE
✓
IN
South Bend
SBN
✓
IN
Terra Haute
HUF
✓
✓
✓
KS
Garden City
GCK
✓
KS
Hutchinson
HUT
✓
KS
Manhattan
MHK
✓
KS
Olathe
IXD
✓
KS
Olathe
OJC
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
KS
Topeka
FOE
✓
KS
Topeka
TOP
✓
KS
Wichita
ICT
✓
✓
KY
Lexington
LEX
✓
✓
KY
Louisville
LOU
✓
✓
KY
Louisville
SDF
✓
KY
Owensboro
OWB
✓
KY
Paducah
PAH
✓
LA
Baton Rouge
BTR
✓
LA
Lafayette
LFT
✓
LA
Lake Charles
CWF
✓
LA
Lake Charles
LCH
✓
✓
LA
Monroe
MLU
✓
✓
LA
New Orleans
NEW
✓
✓
LA
Shreveport
DTN
✓
LA
Shreveport
SHV
✓
✓
MA
Bedford
BED
✓
MA
Beverly
BVY
✓
MA
Falmouth (TRACON)
K90
✓
MA
Lawrence
LWM
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
MA
Nantucket
ACK
✓
MA
New Bedford
EWB
✓
MA
Norwood
OWD
✓
MA
Westfield/Springfield
BAF
✓
MA
Worcester
ORH
✓
MD
Baltimore
MTN
✓
MD
Camp Springs
ADW
✓
MD
Easton
ESN
✓
MD
Frederick
FDK
✓
MD
Hagerstown
HGR
✓
MD
Salisbury
SBY
✓
ME
Bangor
BGR
✓
✓
ME
Portland
PWM
✓
MI
Ann Arbor
ARB
✓
✓
MI
Battle Creek
BTL
✓
MI
Belleville
YIP
✓
✓
MI
Detroit
DET
✓
MI
Flint
FNT
✓
MI
Grand Rapids
GRR
✓
MI
Jackson
JXN
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
MI
Kalamazoo
AZO
✓
MI
Lansing
LAN
✓
✓
MI
Marquette
SAW
✓
MI
Muskegon
MKG
✓
✓
MI
Pontiac
PTK
✓
MI
Saginaw
MBS
✓
MI
Traverse City
TVC
✓
MN
Crystal
MIC
✓
✓
MN
Duluth
DLH
✓
✓
MN
Eden Prairie
FCM
✓
✓
MN
Minneapolis
ANE
✓
MN
Rochester
RST
✓
MN
St. Cloud
STC
✓
MN
St. Paul
STP
✓
MO
Branson
BBG
✓
MO
Columbia
COU
✓
MO
Jefferson City
JEF
✓
MO
Joplin
JLN
✓
MO
Kansas City
MKC
✓
✓
MO
Springfield
SGF
✓
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
MO
St. Joseph
STJ
✓
MO
St. Louis
STL
✓
MO
St. Louis
SUS
✓
MS
Bay St. Louis
HSA
✓
MS
Columbus
GTR
✓
MS
Greenville
GLH
✓
MS
Gulfport
GPT
✓
MS
Jackson
JAN
✓
MS
Jackson
HKS
✓
MS
Meridian
MEI
✓
MS
Meridian
NMM
✓
MS
Olive Branch
OLV
✓
MS
Tupelo
TUP
✓
MT
Billings
BIL
✓
MT
Great Falls
GTF
✓
✓
MT
Helena
HLN
✓
✓
MT
Kalispell
GPI
✓
NC
Asheville
AVL
✓
NC
Concord
JQF
✓
NC
Fayetteville
FAY
✓
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
NC
Greensboro
GSO
✓
✓
NC
Hickory
HKY
✓
NC
Kinston
ISO
✓
NC
New Bern
EWN
✓
NC
Wilmington
ILM
✓
NC
Winston Salem
INT
✓
ND
Bismarck
BIS
✓
ND
Fargo
FAR
✓
✓
ND
Grand Forks
GFK
✓
NE
Grand Island
GRI
✓
NE
Lincoln
LNK
✓
NE
Omaha
OMA
✓
✓
NE
Omaha (TRACON)
R90
✓
NH
Manchester
MHT
✓
✓
NH
Nashua
ASH
✓
NJ
Atlantic City
ACY
✓
✓
NJ
Caldwell
CDW
✓
✓
NJ
Morristown
MMU
✓
NJ
Teterboro
TEB
✓
NJ
Trenton
TTN
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
NM
Albuquerque
ABQ
✓
✓
NM
Albuquerque
AEG
✓
NM
Hobbs
HOB
✓
NM
Roswell
ROW
✓
✓
NM
Santa Fe
SAF
✓
NV
Las Vegas
VGT
✓
NV
Reno
RNO
✓
✓
NY
Albany
ALB
✓
✓
NY
Binghamton
BGM
✓
✓
NY
Cheektowaga
BUF
✓
✓
NY
Elmira/Corning
ELM
✓
NY
Farmngdale
FRG
✓
NY
Ithaca
ITH
✓
NY
Niagara Falls
IAG
✓
NY
Rochester
ROC
✓
✓
NY
Rome
RME
✓
✓
NY
Ronkonkoma
ISP
✓
NY
Syracuse
SYR
✓
✓
NY
Wappingers Falls
POU
✓
✓
NY
Westhampton Beach
FOK
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
NY
White Plains
HPN
✓
OH
Akron
CAK
✓
✓
OH
Cleveland
CGF
✓
OH
Columbus
CMH
✓
OH
Columbus
OSU
✓
OH
Columbus
TZR
✓
OH
Dayton
DAY
✓
✓
OH
Mansfield
MFD
✓
✓
OH
Toledo
TOL
✓
✓
OH
Vienna
YNG
✓
✓
✓
OK
Ardmore
ADM
✓
OK
Enid
WDG
✓
OK
Lawton
LAW
✓
OK
Norman
OUN
✓
OK
Oklahoma City
OKC
✓
✓
OK
Oklahoma City
PWA
✓
OK
Stillwater
SWO
✓
OK
Tulsa
RVS
✓
OK
Tulsa
TUL
✓
✓
OR
Eugene
EUG
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
OR
Hillsboro
HIO
✓
OR
Klamath Falls
LMT
✓
OR
North Bend
OTH
✓
OR
Pendleton
PDT
✓
OR
Portland
PDX
✓
OR
Salem
SLE
✓
OR
Troutdale
TTD
✓
PA
Allentown
ABE
✓
✓
PA
Avoca
AVP
✓
✓
PA
Erie
ERI
✓
PA
Harrisburg
CXY
✓
PA
Lancaster
LNS
✓
PA
Latrobe
LBE
✓
PA
Middletown
MDT
✓
✓
PA
Philadelphia
PNE
✓
✓
PA
Pittsburgh
AGC
✓
✓
PA
Reading
RDG
✓
✓
PA
Williamsport
IPT
✓
PR
San Juan
SJU
✓
✓
RI
Providence
PVD
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
SC
Charleston
CHS
✓
✓
SC
Florence
FLO
✓
✓
SC
Greenville
GYH
✓
SC
Greer
GSP
✓
SC
Hilton Head Island
HXD
✓
SC
Myrtle Beach
CRE
✓
SC
Myrtle Beach
MYR
✓
SC
West Columbia
CAE
✓
✓
SD
Sioux Falls
FSD
✓
TN
Bristol
TRI
✓
TN
Chattanooga
CHA
✓
TN
Jackson
MKL
✓
TN
Knoxville
TYS
✓
✓
TN
Millington
NQA
✓
TN
Nashville
BNA
✓
TN
Smyrna
MQY
✓
TX
Abilene
ABI
✓
✓
TX
Addison
ADS
✓
TX
Amarillo
AMA
✓
TX
Arlington
GKY
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
TX
Austin
AUS
✓
✓
TX
Beaumont / Port Arthur
BPT
✓
✓
TX
Brownsville
BRO
✓
TX
College Station
CLL
✓
TX
Corpus Christi
CRP
✓
TX
Dallas
DAL
✓
TX
Dallas
RBD
✓
TX
Dallas
TKI
✓
TX
El Paso
ELP
✓
✓
TX
Fort Worth
AFW
✓
TX
Fort Worth
FTW
✓
✓
TX
Fort Worth
FWS
✓
TX
Georgetown
GTU
✓
TX
Grand Prairie
GPM
✓
TX
Houston
CXO
✓
TX
Houston
DWH
✓
TX
Houston
HOU
✓
TX
Houston
SGR
✓
TX
Longview
GGG
✓
✓
TX
Lubbock
LBB
✓
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
TX
Midland
MAF
✓
TX
New Braunfels
BAZ
✓
TX
San Antonio
SSF
✓
TX
San Marcos
HYI
✓
TX
Tyler
TYR
✓
TX
Victoria
VCT
✓
TX
Waco
ACT
✓
✓
TX
Waco
CNW
✓
UT
Ogden
OGD
✓
UT
Provo
PVU
✓
VA
Lynchburg
LYH
✓
VA
Manassas
HEF
✓
✓
VA
Newport News
PHF
✓
VA
Richmond
RIC
✓
✓
VA
Roanoke
ROA
✓
✓
VA
Virginia Beach
ORF
✓
✓
VI
St. Thomas
STT
✓
VT
Burlington
BTV
✓
WA
Everett
PAE
✓
✓
WA
Moses Lake
MWH
✓
✓
State
City
Airport Code
NATCA List
FAA List (close)
FAA List (End mids)
WA
Olympia
OLM
✓
WA
Pasco
PSC
✓
WA
Renton
RNT
✓
WA
Seattle
BFI
✓
✓
WA
Spokane
GEG
✓
✓
WA
Spokane
SFF
✓
WA
Tacoma
TIW
✓
WA
Walla Walla
ALW
✓
WA
Yakima
YKM
✓
WI
Eau Claire
EAU
✓
WI
Green Bay
GRB
✓
WI
Janesville
JVL
✓
WI
Kenosha
ENW
✓
WI
La Crosse
LSE
✓
WI
Madison
MSN
✓
WI
Milwaukee
MKE
✓
WI
Milwaukie
MWC
✓
WI
Mosinee
CWA
✓
WI
Oshkosh
OSH
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