Politics & Government

Control Tower at Briscoe Field to Close

The tower in Lawrenceville, Ga. is one of 149 regional airport control towers to close starting next month due to budget cuts at the FAA

On Friday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration announced they will close 149 regional airport control towers starting in April.

Lawrenceville's Briscoe Field is on that list. 

The closures are a result of budget cuts. The FAA was forced to cut nearly $600 million dollars from their $48 billion budget according to CNN.com.

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The FAA plans to begin shutting down control towers nationwide on April 7th. It should take four weeks close all of the towers.

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