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Florence Tower

FAA Control Tower and Approach Control Florence, South Carolina

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier FLO
Facility Name Florence Tower
Airport Name Florence Rgnl
Type Tower and Approach Control
Level Level 5
Core 30 Airport No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0630-2200
Airspace Class Class D
Overlying ARTCC ZJX
Airport Diagram Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
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Address 2085 Terminal Dr
Florence, SC 29506
Phone Number 843-665-0632

Salary Information

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

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Total Pay Min. Total Pay Max.
CPC $38.93 $52.56 $81,249 $109,685
D3 $35.79 $38.93 $74,698 $81,249
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 5
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Pay 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 86.8 (13.2% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $93,637
How this pay is calculated
Basic Pay (Level 5 CPC band minimum) $69,408
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.) + $11,841
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3) $81,249
= Total Pay $81,249

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, July 2026
CPCs on Board 10 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 12 CPCs
Current Staffing 83.33%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 3.9
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.7
↳ Academy Graduates2
↳ Developmental 32
Training Information, July 2026
Training Time (Avg) 1.71 years
↳ New Hires 1.89 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.62 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 96%
↳ New Hires 96%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 89%
Travel Days from Academy 3 days

Historical Trends

FLO Staffing Percentages

FLO Personnel Counts

FLO Training Metrics

NCEPT

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

Eligibility & Staffing, July 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 91.05%
Gaining Target 107.71%
Possible Gains 0
Primary Releases Avail. 0
Secondary Releases Avail. 0
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 3
↳ Standard 3
↳ Priority/Other 0
Gains, Past 3 Yrs 0
Last Standard Release 1.4 years ago

Selections, 2016–2026

Gained 1
Released 13
Net -12
Top Origins MYR (1)
Top Destinations CVG (2), A80 (1), AUS (1), D10 (1), DAB (1)

Selections by Year, 2016–2026

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

June 2025 - May 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 28,630 operations/yr
TRACON Operations 48,791 operations/yr
Total Operations 77,421 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 212 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 5 Up/Down)
77,360 operations/yr
Relative Workload +0.1% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Eastern
District Jacksonville
HR Region Southern

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