Narrative:

ZZZ has one runway 18/36. I would normally check the notams soon after I sat down; but having a radar assist I relied on him to have done this. ZZZ is in ARTCC airspace and we control the airport. I checked the notams and notice that about 5 minutes earlier that a NOTAM had been put out that ZZZ 18/36 was closed. I advised that airports sector controller and the supervisor. Soon thereafter; I noticed an old NOTAM showing ZZZ 18/36 closed. It appears their only runway has been closed all day and no one knew about it. This could be very dangerous. If we had an emergency aircraft near ZZZ lose his engines and we suggested this airport and the runway is closed with snow removal equipment on it; it could lead to a disaster. In the past FSS was required to call us. Nowadays we completely rely on controllers reading the notams which I have documented is rarely done in my area. Quite often the controllers turn the erids (en route information display system) screen away from them so they can't even see if any messages show up. And management lets them get away with this over and over. It is not safe. Today our supervisor called the FBO to try and figure out a way that we could find out important information directly. As I understand it; the FBO did not think he should ever have to call us even if the airport is closed.either the airport manager; the FBO or FSS should have to call the sector or supervisor of the area to tell them if all their runways or airport is closed.management should ensure controllers are reading notams. ARTCC management should be talked to about their management style and safety.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An airport's one runway was closed via NOTAM. A controller noticed the NOTAM and realized no one knew the runway had been closed due to snow.

Narrative: ZZZ has one runway 18/36. I would normally check the NOTAMs soon after I sat down; but having a Radar Assist I relied on him to have done this. ZZZ is in ARTCC airspace and we control the airport. I checked the NOTAMs and notice that about 5 minutes earlier that a NOTAM had been put out that ZZZ 18/36 was closed. I advised that airports sector controller and the supervisor. Soon thereafter; I noticed an old NOTAM showing ZZZ 18/36 closed. It appears their only runway has been closed all day and no one knew about it. This could be very dangerous. If we had an emergency aircraft near ZZZ lose his engines and we suggested this airport and the runway is closed with snow removal equipment on it; it could lead to a disaster. In the past FSS was required to call us. Nowadays we completely rely on controllers reading the NOTAMs which I have documented is rarely done in my area. Quite often the controllers turn the ERIDS (En Route Information Display System) screen away from them so they can't even see if any messages show up. And management lets them get away with this over and over. It is not safe. Today our supervisor called the FBO to try and figure out a way that we could find out important information directly. As I understand it; the FBO did not think he should ever have to call us even if the airport is closed.Either the airport manager; the FBO or FSS should have to call the sector or supervisor of the area to tell them if all their runways or airport is closed.Management should ensure controllers are reading NOTAMs. ARTCC management should be talked to about their management style and safety.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.