AGS - Augusta Tower

FAA Control Tower and Approach Control in Augusta, Georgia

Facility Information

Basic Information
Identifier AGS
Name Augusta Tower
Leveli Level 6
Type Tower and Approach Control
Service Area Eastern
District Atlanta
HR Region Southern
Core 30 Airporti No
Contact Information
Phone Number 706-798-5198
Address 1540 Hangar Rd
Augusta, GA 30906
Location
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Hours of Operationi 0645-2300

Salary Information

2026 Pay Table for Augusta Tower
Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $43.02 $58.08 $89,784 $121,205
D3 $38.86 $43.02 $81,100 $89,784
D2 $34.70 $38.86 $72,414 $81,100
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.
Augusta Tower Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 6
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 21 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 18 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates1
↳ Developmental 21
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
Current Staffing Leveli 86%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 3.5
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.2
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 1.65 years
↳ New Hires 1.87 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.83 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 88%
↳ New Hires 86%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 84%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

AGS Staffing Percentages

AGS Personnel Counts

AGS Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 through March 2026
Tower Operations 43,525 operations/year
TRACON Operations 76,609 operations/year
Total Operations 120,134 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 329 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

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

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
2
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
94.1%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#227
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
4
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
6 (35.3%)

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

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