LEESBURG, Va. (WJZ) -- It's a first of its kind experiment in this country, and it could be a game changer for busy, but smaller airports. Alex DeMetrick has more on the remote control airport tower.

LEESBURG, Va. (7News) — Staff at the Leesburg Executive Airport are sounding the alarm, warning the airport could lose its remote tower in just a few months. The tower controls thousands of flights ...

LEESBURG, Va. — The Remote Tower program at Leesburg Airport is here to stay after town officials come to an agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). According to the Town of Leesburg ...

LEESBURG, Va. (7News) — Northern Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton is promising action after the Federal Aviation Administration notified the Leesburg Executive Airport it will stop using the airport’s ...

Virginia congressional leaders are pushing Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and the FAA over the decision to end air traffic control services at Leesburg Executive Airport’s remote tower “As ...

Pilots who frequent a Northern Virginia airport say a federal decision to ground a unique air traffic control system the airport uses will put safety at risk. When a plane takes off and lands at ...

A mobile tower will be based on the ramp of JYO while the remote tower demonstration there continues. Beginning October 11, a mobile manned control tower will handle air traffic operating at ...

The town of Leesburg, Virginia will use an FAA mobile tower to temporarily replace the remote tower that had operated at Leesburg Executive Airport. Leesburg Executive Airport is switching to a mobile ...

The Town of Leesburg, Virginia, has taken first steps toward building a permanent air traffic control tower at Leesburg Executive Airport, after the unexpected termination of an experimental remote ...

Federal transportation officials are shutting down a novel air traffic control system at Leesburg Executive Airport after five years, a setback for an operation intended to help small airports that ...