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Damaged Haiti Airport Upgrades from Folding Table to Portable Control Tower

It's been over a week now since the devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti and finally, relief supplies and international help is pouring in like thick lava. We told you before about the state of the Port-Au-Prince Airport, which was basically a man with a radio somewhere on the ground, assisting what small planes and helicopters he could with their limited landings. But today, news arrives that the FAA are lending a much-needed helping hand.

WIth up to 200 aircraft now landing at the limping airport, the FAA has kindly dispatched one of their portable air traffic control towers, a 44ft high, 12ft wide and 8ft deep structure that runs on diesel fuel. Special technicians are heading down along with it, so that it can be up and ready to direct in more assistance within the next 48 hours. Before the tower goes up however, we will note that conditions have improved since earlier in the week, when there was just the one guy with a radio—it's now a few people at a folding table outside.

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