Regulations and Government
FAA: 149 Airport Towers To Close
The tower at Frederick Municipal Airport in western Maryland is one of the contract towers on the FAA's closure list. The tower was built with $5.3 million in federal stimulus money and occasionally handles Marine Corps presidential helicopters if the weather at nearby Camp David is bad. (Photo: Bill Carey)
The tower at Frederick Municipal Airport in western Maryland is one of the contract towers on the FAA's closure list. The tower was built with $5.3 million in federal stimulus money and occasionally handles Marine Corps presidential helicopters if the weather at nearby Camp David is bad. (Photo: Bill Carey)

The FAA announced today that 149 federal contract towers will close beginning April 7 as part of the agency’s plan to trim its budget by $637 million in Fiscal Year 2013 under sequestration. Two weeks ago, the FAA released a list of 238 towers potentially facing closure.