ATC Towers Lag Flight Training Growth, Group Says

The tower at Page Field in Fort Myers, Florida, is handling four times its intended number of operations, the NFTA says. 

Credit: National Flight Training Alliance
An association representing flight-training providers has called for stronger support and oversight of contract air traffic control (ATC) towers that serve smaller airports, saying they have “second-class” status compared to frontline FAA towers. FAA-funded contract towers operated by employees of...

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