How does the space shuttle landing affect ATC in FL?
The restricted airspace ‘cardboard’ posted is used for both the shuttle landing and takeoffs… it’s only in place temporarily and mostly affects non-commercial flights… Commercial flights going Miami to New York or vice versa go over water east of the restricted airspace anyways and those over land go towards the middle of Florida… I am actually an Assistant Air Traffic Controller, and the area I work in coincidentally is the area over the shuttle landing site… when the restricted airspace is in place it takes a big chunk out of the usable airspace in my area… Unfortunately my day off was today, and I wasn’t able to see the shuttle on the radar scope…
