ACK - Nantucket Tower

FAA Control Tower in Nantucket, Massachusetts

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ACK
Name Nantucket Tower
Type Tower
Leveli Level 5 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0600-2200 MAY 15-SEP 30; 0600-2100 OCT 1-MAY 14
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure A90
Overlying ARTCC ZBW
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 14 Airport Rd #14
Nantucket, MA 02554
Phone Number 508-563-1487

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Nantucket Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $57.50 $63.12 $120,000 $131,723
D3 $57.50 $57.50 $120,000 $120,000
AG $57.50 $57.50 $120,000 $120,000
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 5
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 8.00%
Affordability Differentiali 15.52%
Affordability Allowancei Remainder up to $120,000
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 256.0 (156.0% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $46,875

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 14 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 9 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates2
Current Staffing Leveli 64%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 1.6
↳ Placement List Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.5
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.72 years
↳ New Hires 0.82 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.38 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 80%
↳ New Hires 76%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 89%
Travel Days from Academyi 4 days

Historical Trends

ACK Staffing Percentages

ACK Personnel Counts

ACK Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 62,181 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 170 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
75.7%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
2
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#47
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
0
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
0 (0%)

NCEPT is the centralized system for managing controller-requested transfers between facilities. Transfer requests are only approved based upon a set of complex metrics that attempt to balance the distribution of the workforce.

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Eastern
District Boston
HR Region New England

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