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Air Traffic Control: Remote Radar for Grand Junction

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 19, 1996
Report No. RCED-97-22
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Summary:

GAO agrees with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) determination that remoting the Grand Junction radar signal to a TRACON facility in Denver is the most cost-effective way to handle radar data from the site. However, GAO believes that the projected savings from the remote option are overstated by about $500,000--$5.4 billion rather than $5.9 billion--because FAA overlooked certain telecommunications costs and did not use more realistic staffing scenarios. GAO found no valid concerns about the safety and efficiency of remoting radar data or contracting out a tower's operation. FAA's process for deciding when and where to remote radar signals was generally sound but relatively ad hoc. A formal methodology for making such decisions would have helped the agency to (1) ensure that all relevant factors were properly considered and (2) communicate to all affected communities how it arrived at its decision.

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