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Mobile Tower To Support Remote Tower Tests at Leesburg
A mobile tower will be based on the ramp of JYO while the remote tower demonstration there continues.
Beginning October 11, a mobile manned control tower will handle air traffic operating at Virginia's Leesburg Executive Airport for about four weeks, as contractor Saab Sensis and the FAA continue to demonstrate remote tower technology there. (Photo: Saab Sensis)
Beginning October 11, a mobile manned control tower will handle air traffic operating at Virginia's Leesburg Executive Airport for about four weeks, as contractor Saab Sensis and the FAA continue to demonstrate remote tower technology there. (Photo: Saab Sensis)

Air traffic operating at Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO) in Virginia will be handled by a manned mobile air traffic control tower for about four weeks, beginning October 11, as contractor Saab Sensis and the FAA continue to demonstrate the remote tower there, according to NBAA and AOPA. The mobile tower is expected to operate from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through November 5 and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. from November 6 to 10. 


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