Originally Posted by
Dave Fitzgerald
Uhh….hate to tell both of you, airports don't close because the tower is closed. It just becomes an uncontrolled airport.
I'm well aware of that. This is divert and holding fuel, because approach isn't going run as many aircraft into an uncontrolled airport.
Hate to tell you this, but if the tower closes, the number of takeoffs and landings per hour at an airport will decline.