Bob Gardner wrote:
> I can't find anything in the Air Traffic Control Handbook giving that 
> authority to the controller. You can research it yourself on the faa.gov 
> web site.
> 
> Bob Gardner

>> I believe the tower used the "landing runway" phrase
because they were 
>> below minimums.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Carter
>> Rogers, Arkansas
>>
> 



Minimums aren't relevant to ATC in a case like this.  ATC will not ever 
tell a pilot he cannot shoot an approach due to weather.  Ever.  It is 
entirely up to the pilot to know what the rules are.  ATC simply lines 
up the airplanes.  If you want to shoot the approach you just have to 
ask.  As long as the runway is open, ATC is never the one to close a 
runway, only its owner can do that, an aircraft will be given a 
clearance to land.
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