Falcon Field shut down

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With all aircraft

ordered grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration in light of Tuesday's

terrorist attacks, there wasn't much to be done at Falcon Field in Peachtree

City.

Only one aircraft

from out of town was stuck at Falcon Field Tuesday morning, said airport

manager Jim Savage. That aircraft is based out of the nearby DeKalb-Peachtree

Airport.

The word from

the FAA was that the grounding order would last indefinitely, he added.

"They

don't want to go beyond that because, who knows?" Savage said.

Savage said

in the short time after the attacks hit the media, the number of aircraft

flying in the metro Atlanta area shrank to about 16. The normal amount

of aircraft nears 100 generally, he said.

"I'd guess

there are probably none out there now," Savage said after 1:30 p.m.

"We'll

just have to sit and wait and see what happens."

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