Originally Posted by
Seattlecfi
Most small airports only have 1 controller during slow times. There are many airports that have no controllers on duty when airliners are landing and departing during overnight hours.
Well that flight left shortly after 6AM on a Sunday. United alone probably has 15 flights leaving SFO between 6-6:15AM on any given morning. Now I know that LEX has no where near the traffic as SFO, but I bet they had more than just that single Comair flight that morning. What about all of the cargo guys flying in and out in the middle of the night? Who is looking out for them in these airports? To me it seems unacceptable to have just one body in the tower as long as that airport is operating.