Local politicians are working with area pilots to encourage NAV Canada to remove the YQG air traffic control tower from its service study.
NAV Canada announced last week that it would be studying the YQG air traffic control tower along with five others in order to streamline services.
On Tuesday, MP Brian Masse, Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens, and members of the Windsor Flying Club held a news conference to discuss the detrimental effects removing the air traffic control tower could have on the airport.
Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens is concerned just being a part of the study could create uncertainty the airport cannot afford.
"Stopping the control tower, moving bodies out of a control tower causes issues for the future prosperity of Windsor airport. It will cut this success story off at the knees," said Dilkens.
In 2019, the Windsor airport served 383,000 passengers, a 300 per cent increase in volume from 2019.
"We stand out like a sore thumb on this list because of the passenger volume that we have here and the number of movements that we have here compared to the other airports," said Dilkens.
In addition to commercial traffic, the Windsor air traffic control tower serves two flying schools, the aircraft museum, corporate planes, and private planes.