New Air Traffic Control Facilities to Launch in 8 US Airports: Transportation Department

Federal Contract Towers at 41 airports are also set to be upgraded.
New Air Traffic Control Facilities to Launch in 8 US Airports: Transportation Department
The air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Aug. 13, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on May 15 that it is investing more than $750 million in installing new, state-of-the-art air traffic control facilities across eight airport locations in the United States.

The funds will be used to replace air traffic control towers and Terminal Radar Approach Controls in Charleston and Greer sites in South Carolina, Sacramento and San Jose in California, Grand Forks in North Dakota, Lawton in Oklahoma, Pocatello in Idaho, and Tamiami in Florida, the DOT said in a statement.

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Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.