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Nashville Tower

FAA Tower and Approach Control at Nashville International Airport Nashville, Tennessee

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	BNA
Facility Name	Nashville Tower
Airport	Nashville International Airport
Type	Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 10 Show historyHide history • Prior to Apr 2024: Level 9
Core 30 Airport	No

Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation	0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class	Class C
Overlying ARTCC	ZME
Other Towers Served	MQY, JWN
Airport Diagram	Airport Diagram (PDF)

Location & Contact

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Address	515 Olen Taylor Dr Nashville, TN 37217
Phone Number	615-695-4500

Salary Information

2026 pay for Nashville Tower, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$66.75	$90.11	$139,307	$188,063
D3	$56.66	$66.75	$118,240	$139,307
D2	$46.56	$56.66	$97,176	$118,240
D1	$36.47	$46.56	$76,116	$97,176
AG	$26.38	$26.38	$55,049	$55,049
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Pay Factors
Facility Level	Level 10
Locality Area	Rest of U.S.
Locality Pay	17.06%

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	96.3 (3.7% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$144,599

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 10 CPC band maximum)	$160,656
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $27,407
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$188,063
= Total Pay	$188,063

Basic Pay (Level 10 CPC band minimum)	$119,005
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $20,302
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$139,307
= Total Pay	$139,307

Basic Pay (Level 10 D3 band maximum)	$119,005
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $20,302
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$139,307
= Total Pay	$139,307

Basic Pay (Level 10 D3 band minimum)	$101,008
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $17,232
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$118,240
= Total Pay	$118,240

Basic Pay (Level 10 D2 band maximum)	$101,008
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $17,232
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$118,240
= Total Pay	$118,240

Basic Pay (Level 10 D2 band minimum)	$83,014
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $14,162
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$97,176
= Total Pay	$97,176

Basic Pay (Level 10 D1 band maximum)	$83,014
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $14,162
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$97,176
= Total Pay	$97,176

Basic Pay (Level 10 D1 band minimum)	$65,023
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $11,093
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$76,116
= Total Pay	$76,116

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $8,023
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$55,049
= Total Pay	$55,049

The AG band is a single national rate, so the top and bottom of the band are the same.

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.)	+ $8,023
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$55,049
= Total Pay	$55,049

The AG band is a single national rate, so the top and bottom of the band are the same.

Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so lines can differ from the total by a dollar or two.

ATC pay has stalled over the past decade. Marangos & Brown are on a mission to increase pay.

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, October 2026
CPCs on Board	29 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	52 CPCs
Current Staffing	55.77%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	80.86%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 13
↳ Committed Inbounds	+ 8
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 3.6
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	18 trainees
↳ Academy Graduates	2
↳ Developmental 1	1
↳ Developmental 3	1
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	7
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)	1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)	3
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)	3

Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg)	1.88 years
↳ New Hires	2.46 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	1.55 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	73%
↳ New Hires	70%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	75%
Travel Days from Academy	2 days

Historical Trends

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NCEPT

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities. See BNA transfer selections on the Transfer Flow Map.

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source	Non-Academy Sourced
Incentive Award	$60,000
TSL (One Training Time)	92.39%
Gaining Target	92.39%
Possible Gains	9
Primary Releases Avail.	0
Secondary Releases Avail.	0

Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs	1
↳ Standard	0
↳ Priority/Other	1
Gains, Past 3 Yrs	24
Last Standard Release	None in 3+ years

Legacy NCEPT

ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	71
↳ Releasable	3
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	0
↳ As % of CPCs	0.0%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	0

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ERR Demand Trends

Legacy NCEPT

Selections, 2016–2026

Gained	31
Released	7
Net	+24
Top Origins	ZKC (3), SGF (2), SJU (2), SPI (2), ZME (2)
Top Destinations	A80 (1), A90 (1), D01 (1), LAS (1), SLC (1)

Selections by Year, 2016–2026

Traffic

October 2025 - September 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations	311,112 operations/yr
TRACON Operations	430,614 operations/yr
Total Operations	741,726 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations	2,032 operations/day
Peer Group Median (Lvl 10 Up/Down)	766,792 operations/yr
Relative Workload	-3.3% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area	Eastern
District	Memphis
HR Region	Southern

Nearest Facilities

MQY	Smyrna Tower	FCT	12 mi
JWN	John Tune Tower	FCT	12 mi
EOD	Sabre AAF (Fort Campbell)	DoD	54 mi
HOP	Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell)	DoD	59 mi
HUA	Redstone AAF	DoD	100 mi
HSV	Huntsville Tower	FAA	103 mi
CHA	Chattanooga Tower	FAA	112 mi
OWB	Owensboro Tower	FCT	115 mi
FTK	Godman AAF	DoD	129 mi
MKL	Jackson Tower	FCT	130 mi