In 1983, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) began a nationwide program of consolidating air traffic control facilities to gain the benefits of automation and any attendant cost savings. As part of this program, FAA conducted several studies between 1992 and 1995 to determine the most cost-effective way to handle the radar-based air traffic control activities for the airport located at Grand Junction, Colorado. In June 1995, FAA announced its final decision to remote the signal from the Grand Junction radar installation to a terminal radar approach control facility at Denver. As a consequence of the decision to remote the radar signal from Grand Junction, FAA will propose that the tower at Grand Junction and its remaining air traffic control functions be contracted out to the private sector. You asked us to examine some concerns that representatives of the city of Grand Junction had raised about FAA's decision. As agreed with your office, we developed information to respond to three specific questions: (1) Did FAA choose the most cost-effective option for handling radar-based air traffic control activities at Grand Junction; (2) Would the safety and efficiency of the air traffic control system be compromised by remoting radar data and contracting out tower operations at Grand Junction; (3) What can be done to improve FAA's process for determining when and where to remote radar data.


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    Title :

    Air Traffic Control: Remote Radar for Grand Junction


    Publication date :

    1996


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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