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Tol controller voiced concern regarding the renaming of a satellite airport; currently listed as toledo metcalf field to toledo executive; indicating closely spaced airports with similar names can introduce confusion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | TOL.Airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | No Aircraft |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Radar 8 Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 8 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | No Specific Anomaly Occurred All Types |
Narrative:
Our port authority has approved a measure that will rename one of our satellite airports. The airport is TDZ; toledo metcalf field. They have decided to rename it toledo executive. The problem is that our main airport is toledo express; so we'll have toledo express and toledo executive within 15 miles of each other. I see an issue with possible confusion both for pilots and controllers because of the similar sounding names especially over the frequencies. They did not approach us or our atm (air traffic manager) or the FAA at all before going ahead with this. I have approached my atm about this issue. He is of the same mind but feels that this is above him. Any help from the erc (event review committee) to mitigate or stop this change would be appreciated. Even 'toledo metcalf executive airport' would eliminate the confusion.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TOL Controller voiced concern regarding the renaming of a satellite airport; currently listed as Toledo Metcalf Field to Toledo Executive; indicating closely spaced airports with similar names can introduce confusion.
Narrative: Our Port Authority has approved a measure that will rename one of our satellite airports. The airport is TDZ; Toledo Metcalf Field. They have decided to rename it Toledo Executive. The problem is that our main airport is Toledo Express; so we'll have Toledo Express and Toledo Executive within 15 miles of each other. I see an issue with possible confusion both for pilots and controllers because of the similar sounding names especially over the frequencies. They did not approach us or our ATM (Air Traffic Manager) or the FAA at all before going ahead with this. I have approached my ATM about this issue. He is of the same mind but feels that this is above him. Any help from the ERC (Event Review Committee) to mitigate or stop this change would be appreciated. Even 'Toledo Metcalf Executive Airport' would eliminate the confusion.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.