The FAA will announce which of 189 air traffic control towers will be closed . By congressional mandate , it must cut nearly $ 600 million from its nearly $ 48 billion budget this fiscal year . The towers , some recently built , will be closed due to forced spending cuts . They will close the ` ` vast majority '' of them , according to airports say .
The FAA will announce which of 189 air traffic control towers will be closed . The towers , some recently built , will be closed due to forced spending cuts . They will close the ` ` vast majority '' of them , according to airports say .