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NATCA Closure Study Thank You Letter

May

2013

Received this letter from the NATCA Representative today thanking everyone for support for keeping Toledo Tower open overnight. Thank you for submitting a response to the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA” or “the Agency”) regarding the staff study of the feasibility of closing Toledo Air Traffic Control Tower (“ATCT”) and TRACON during overnight hours. The ...

NWOAC Praises the FAA for keeping 24-hour air traffic control at Toledo Express

May

2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 9, 2013 Northwest Ohio Aviation Council Praises the FAA for keeping 24-hour air traffic control at Toledo Express TOLEDO, OHIO – The Northwest Ohio Aviation Council (NWOAC) praises the FAA for keeping the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) at Toledo Express Airport open 24 hours a day. Last month, NWOAC ...

Toledo Tower to Remain Open

May

2013

Congressman Bob Latta’s office reported over Twitter this morning that the FAA has announced they will not be closing the tower at Toledo Express Airport for the overnight hours. The tower was subject to close between 12AM and 6AM as part of the federal budget cutbacks. Concerns were raised about safety of the aircraft handled ...

Airport Committee Meeting: True Market Study Highlights

May

2013

The April Airport Committee Meeting provided a few highlights of a recently completely true market study. The study completed by Sixel Consulting analyzed the Toledo market between October 2011 and November 2012. The size of the Toledo Express catchment area is 981,000 residents which generates over $526 million in revenue per year for air travel ...

April Airport Committee Meeting Review

Apr

2013

Today the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority Airport Committee met for its (typically) monthly meeting. There was a lot covered in the meeting in respect to passenger traffic, cargo operations, and also military operations. The meeting included a lot of positives and also some items to raise awareness before they become concerns. Passenger Service Good ...

NWOAC Open Letter on Possible Tower Cutbacks

Apr

2013

Below is a copy of the letter sent today to the FAA regarding the NWOAC’s position on the potential cutbacks of operating hours at Toledo’s air traffic control tower.

NWOAC March Meeting Wrap

Apr

2013

The Northwest Ohio Aviation Council held it’s March meeting on the evening of the 28th at Grand Aire. During the meeting, discussions were held on the impact of looming FAA cuts that may cause the Toledo Express ATC tower to close from 12AM until 6AM daily. Due to the high profile nature of this action, ...

FAA Announces Contract Tower Closings

Mar

2013

The final ruling has been made on contract tower that will be getting closed. The control tower at Toledo Express (KTOL) is staffed by the FAA and not contractors. A total of 149 airports will lose their contract air traffic control towers and in Ohio this includes: Cuyahoga County Airport (Cleveland), Ohio State Univ Airport ...

February 2013 Passenger Statistics

Mar

2013

February brought mixed news when it came to the performance of the airport. The biggest impact on February 2013′s numbers is the absence of Direct Air (which collapsed) this year compared to last. American also witnessed some softening compared to last year. Allegiant however noticed a significant boost in traffic over last year, thanks to ...

NWOAC Meeting Reminder

Mar

2013

This is a reminder than on Monday, March 28th, the Northwest Ohio Aviation Committee will be meeting. It will be held at Grand Aire’s large conference room and will take place at 6PM. They are located on the Northwest side of the Airport.