How and where would planes land safely If air traffic control went down
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So if for some reason the towers were inaccessible but radio still worked then all airspace would become like small commuter airports where aircraft communicate on a frequency where they can all hear each other. They also have maps to airports so they should be able to navigate via VOR beacons to a local airport that can support their aircraft, say this is flight 1 in the area, im going to land on runway xy in 10 minutes, possibly overfly the runway to make sure it is clear, then do a landing. Other aircraft in the area would do the same while trying to see and avoid each other.
Now if all radio went down, then I suspect it would be a case of try to get to an airport as soon as possible, overfly the airport to look for free runways and land ASAP, get off the runway. Some pilots might decide that civilian airports might be too congested and try to look for alternatives, like smaller private airfields, or even military airfields. As a last resort it might make sense to try to land in open fields, or if the interstates are cleared, those as well.
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