Nov 25, 2024 · Contract towers are air traffic control towers that are staffed by employees of private companies rather than by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees. The FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Program was established in 1982 to allow the agency to contract out the operation of certain towers.

FAA Contract Tower List. 44 CWA Central Wisconsin Tower Mosinee WI 45. CWF. Chennault Tower; Lake Charles LA; 46 CXO; Lone Star Tower Conroe; TX 47; CXY Capital City Tower; ... 185 OMN Ormond Beach Tower Ormond Beach FL 186. OPF Opa Locka Tower. Opa Locka FL. 187 ORH. WorcesterTower Worcester. MA 188. OSH Oshkosh Tower Wittman Regional. …

Feb 18, 2025 · As part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the FAA Contract Tower (FCT) program provides $100 million and up to $600 million to modernize airport traffic control towers.

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Jun 12, 2022 · The Federal Contract Tower (FCT) Program funds construction, installation, and equipment for new and existing FAA-certified Airport Traffic Control Towers (ATCT) and related facilities.

Nov 27, 2024 · The FAA today released its long-awaited selections for companies to provide air traffic control services for the FAA Contract Tower Program. The move comes as the agency intends to reconfigure the service area map and usher in …

BACKGROUND: FAA's Contract Tower Program, which began in 1982, has a proven track record. It provides for FAA to contract air traffic control (ATC) services to the private sector at visual flight rule (VFR) airports.

FAA contract towers enhance air traffic safety. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began the contract tower program in 1982 in an effort to reopen air traffic control (ATC) towers that were closed as a result of the 1981 controller's strike. To date, there are 189 FAA contract towers, which provide visual flight rule (VFR) non-radar ATC ...

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