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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  FAA officials announced that they will not be closing the air traffic control towers that were supposed to close due to sequestration

Friday, April 05, 2013  The Obama administration is delaying the closing of 149 airport control towers until mid-June in order to deal with legal challenges

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Sawyer International Airport officials have announced the date for the closure of the air traffic control tower

Saturday, March 23, 2013  The FAA announced on Friday that the Sawyer International Airport air traffic control tower will be one of 143 towers to close due to budget cuts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Frequent fliers react to the possible tower closure at Sawyer International Airport as the FAA plans to make a decision on Monday

Friday, February 22, 2013  Sawyer International Airport's air traffic control tower is on the FAA's chopping block, but officials expect the airport to function normally even with closure