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U.S. Transportation Secretary Visits Duluth Airport, Home To One Of The Nation's Oldest Control Towers
"Congress gave us $12.5 billion as the down payment for upgrading this system," Duffy said, referring to the "big, beautiful bill."
Updated on: August 11, 2025
By WCCO reporter Ashley Grams
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Duluth International Airport on Saturday to tour one of the oldest air traffic control towers in the nation.
"We'd play Atari back in the 80s, right? Old school. That is like rockstar technology compared to what they are using here," Duffy said at a post-tour news conference.
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Built in the 1950s, the tower is running on equipment the secretary calls old and antiquated. The FAA said this outdated tower has seen a 10% uptick in traffic over the last year.
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