Airliners are landing at airports where nobody is in the tower.

Dozens of airports with regular passenger service have part-time or no-time control tower service: a tower that closes for the night, or no tower at all. The airline flights arrive and depart regardless. With no controller on duty, nothing is directing the traffic — airline and small-plane pilots announce themselves on a shared radio channel and are left to spot each other to avoid collisions. This site records what happens during those hours.

In the last 30 days…
3,409
Flights in and out with the tower closed
1,317
Flown by passenger airlines
426
Close approaches below the separation standard
56 with a passenger airline
1
Wake-turbulence events below FAA in-trail spacing
1 with a passenger airline
Airport activity · last 30 days
Very close encounter recorded
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