That airport is part-time towered, so air traffic control does own the airspace but only when the tower is open. When the tower is closed, it reverts to an uncontrolled (or pilot-controlled) airport with insanely high landing fees (so few airplanes actually land and almost no one would land at 6:55 rather than wait the extra 5 minutes).
So, while it's pilot controlled, we self-announce and negotiate with the other airplanes and plan our pattern so as to be on a 1-2 mile final when the tower opens. (Think of it as the aviation equivalent of a four-way stop sign or rotary which drivers self-navigate every day.)
"Attention all aircraft, Bedford tower is now open; class Delta airspace in effect" "Bedford Tower, Bugsmasher 1234 2 mile final, Runway 29" "Bugsmasher 1234, Runway 29, cleared to land." "Tower, Bugsmasher 97Victor, 3 mile left base for Runway 29" "Bugsmasher 97Victor, #2 following company traffic over the numbers, Runway 29, cleared to land."
Meanwhile, everyone who insisted on the curfew had to hear the bug smashers circling for 5-10 minutes previously.
For each operation (landing and takeoff charged separately) during curfew: $63 surcharge (plus the normal landing fees) under 12,500# max takeoff weight. $458 surcharge 12,500# or over. After 5 in a calendar year, the 6th and subsequent double.
The sports teams and large jets that are based at the field (and so don't pay an after-hours callout fee to access the ground side of the field) pay it as needed.
