CLE Tracon to be closed, replaced by ZOB

[Tail Gunner Joe]

FAA considers consolidating traffic control for 4 airports at Hopkins

By Associated Press

February 05, 2010, 9:54AM

YOUNGSTOWN -- Some air traffic control operations for four northern Ohio airports could be consolidated at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the proposal involving airports in Akron, Mansfield, Toledo and Youngstown is under consideration as an efficiency move.
An FAA spokeswoman says no decision has been made and the upgraded Cleveland facility won't be ready before 2015.
Local airport tower crews would still handle flights within five miles. But the proposal would move to Cleveland the controllers handling flights five miles to 40 miles out, when the regional control center in Oberlin takes over.
The controllers union says such a move could deny emergency flights contact with controllers who know the local terrain.

source: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/02/faa_considers_consolidating_tr.html

 

[Paul R. Smith]

FAA considers consolidating traffic control for 4 airports at Hopkins

By Associated Press

February 05, 2010, 9:54AM

YOUNGSTOWN -- Some air traffic control operations for four northern Ohio airports could be consolidated at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the proposal involving airports in Akron, Mansfield, Toledo and Youngstown is under consideration as an efficiency move.
An FAA spokeswoman says no decision has been made and the upgraded Cleveland facility won't be ready before 2015.
Local airport tower crews would still handle flights within five miles. But the proposal would move to Cleveland the controllers handling flights five miles to 40 miles out, when the regional control center in Oberlin takes over.
The controllers union says such a move could deny emergency flights contact with controllers who know the local terrain.

source: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/02/faa_considers_consolidating_tr.html

I support ATC but "...controllers who know the local terrain"?

 

[Dewey Oxberger]

If it will help them move traffic at faster than 170 kts then I'm all for it!

 

[OUPilot]

they have actually been using 180 and an occasional 190 lately

 

[Captain X]

they have actually been using 180 and an occasional 190 lately

Barriers bein' broken folks!

Barriers bein' broken!

Yes we can!!!

 

[samballs]

Cle sucks 3am on downwind, slow to 170 "got the field" roger 5 miles later "cleared for the visual". As far as cak yng and tol, cak is the only one with some traffic and its low, yng no 121, tol barely, and cak barely any. Cle should be as busy as tol in 10 yrs, I think cle tracon can handle it.

 

[Freebrd]

ATL approach picked up service for Macon and Columbus approach control airspace a few years ago. Relocated the tracon to Peachtree City. Works fine.

 

[CoATP]

Den tracon handles GJT and SBS and can't see over the mtns. Mujch more "local terrain" there than the mtns of ohio.

 

[Mike man]

I guess CLE TRACON does not have a scope clause in their contract...although this seems the other way around, the small being integrated into the big...maybe some of the majors will use this as a clue.

 

[SSDD]

SOCAL and NORCAL tracons have been in operation for years without major problems, and they handle a lot more flights than CLE is likely to see.