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Positive coronavirus tests causes tower at Chicago's Midway Airport to close
- danaliv 7y agoCan confirm Midway tower is closed, although the airport itself remains open (albeit with a ground stop for incoming traffic). ATIS is broadcasting the following: Midway Airport Control Tower updates March 17 2227Z. Midway airspace has reverted to Class E airspace. The tower has been evacuated and is currently closed. CTAF is 135.2. One-minute weather is available via phone at xxx-xxx-xxxx. Are currently unable to provide IFR service off the ground. If you can depart VFR and request IFR services, may be received from Chicago TRACON frequency 128.2. With no one in the tower to approve visual approaches, the airport is one-in/one-out. ATC System Command Center advisory for the ground stop: CTL ELEMENT: MDW ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 2138Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 17/2128Z - 17/2315Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (ALL+CZY_AP) ZLA ZAU ZLC ZTL ZDC ZNY ZHU ZJX ZFW ZOB ZDV ZOA ZSE ZBW ZMA ZKC ZME ZID ZAB ZMP CYHZ CYOW CYUL CYYZ PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 646 / 71 / 20 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 2233 / 131 / 68 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: HIGH IMPACTING CONDITION: OTHER / OTHER COMMENTS:
- danaliv 7y agoGround stop was just lifted but tower is still "ATC Zero."