East Hampton Airport to Receive Seasonal Control Tower

The East Hampton Press:

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Airport control tower gets go-ahead from East Hampton
Jan. 12

Despite a delay in the preparation of an important environmental document that will help guide the future of the East Hampton Airport, the town has hired a firm to help prepare the installation of a seasonal control tower at the airport in time for summer.

At a public meeting on December 18, the board hired Robinson Aviation of Falls Church, Virginia, which employs more than 500 air traffic control specialists, to prepare an application to the Federal Aviation Administration to designate East Hampton Airport as controlled airspace and to prepare plans for a seasonal control tower, which would be housed in a trailer at the airport. The firm will also provide air traffic control services to the town.

Many aviation professionals believe the institution of controlled airspace and a control tower will help the town to better manage the large number of noisy aircraft, particularly helicopters, that use the airport in the summer, while many who live near the airport believe that the installation of a control tower will only make the airport a more popular destination. [Full Article]