The San Carlos Airport near San Francisco may operate without air traffic control staff due to a pay disagreement between contracted controllers and the FAA. The transition to a new contract provider is set for February, but the new contract omits locality pay necessary for high living costs, leading current controllers to refuse the job. This situation raises safety concerns, particularly after a recent tragic mid-air collision in Washington D.C. The FAA may still deploy controllers from elsewhere temporarily to manage air traffic at San Carlos beginning this weekend.
The Peninsula general aviation airport is one of the few airports staffed by controllers contracted with the FAA, rather than the FAA themselves.
The change has led to questions about safety, especially in the wake of the mid-air collision of a plane and a helicopter Wednesday night in Washington D.C.
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