In upstate New York, I know there's concern because an airport control tower is being shut down because of the need to reduce spending by the FAA, and I know there's concern about this.

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Petersburg airport's air-traffic control tower, which then notified Tampa International Airport, Tampa police said.

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The airport opened a new control tower in June, incorporating the latest technology, which managers hoped would help it attract airlines.

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The staff in the control tower have created new operating procedures to allow the airport to remain open to general aviation when drones are not taking off or landing.

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Mercifully the runway of the national airport is still working, but its capacity is limited because the control-tower's communications equipment has broken down.

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The city's international airport was also closed to flights at one point, and staff began building a temporary control tower, as air traffic facilities were switched to emergency power sources.

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Tower closures would not necessarily result in airport closures, because some aircraft can land without air traffic control help, and those that need controller help can communicate with more distant FAA facilities.

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