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FAA closes Jacksonville control center for second time in 9 days
Facility that controls aircraft in North Florida & South Georgia closed for more than 2 hours
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The federal air traffic control center in Hilliard that controls air space throughout North Florida and South Georgia closed Wednesday the second time the center has closed this year.
The closure, which spanned from around 4:20 p.m. to 7 p.m., came after another employee tested positive for COVID-19. During that time, planes were routed around the airspace or handled by underlying facilities. The facility was thoroughly cleaned before it reopened.
All flights traveling north from as far south as Miami had to travel in a single file line along the Atlantic coastline and stay at the same altitude until they reached Atlanta’s air space. All flights traveling south had to do the same but along the Gulf Coast