Thread: Class G tower
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Old February 20th, 2007, 17:27   #15
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Default Re: Class G tower

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Originally Posted by cessnajockey454 View Post
Last week, the Arlington (GKY) tower announced that the airport 'was going IFR' when the ceiling dropped just below 1,000 feet - if it's still G airspace, why would he bother?
If you break it down...

A Class G tower is just a D airspace with more lienient day weather requirements. That and there are really no dimensions.

The GKY tower treats it as a D, for sure.
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