WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), a Senate Appropriations Committee Member, on Thursday questioned U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx about the future of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Control Tower Program.
Sec. Foxx expressed his interest in keeping rural communities connected to a 21st century economy, and confirmed the contract towers are included in the president’s FY2015 budget.
The airport control towers at six small Kansas airports are on the list of 149 control towers that had been targeted for closure last year because of budget cuts:
FOE Forbes Field Topeka KS
GCK Garden City Regional Garden City KS
HUT Hutchinson Municipal Hutchinson KS
IXD New Century AirCenter Olathe KS
MHK Manhattan Regional Manhattan KS
OJC Johnson County Executive Olathe KS