FNT - Flint Tower | Air Traffic Control Tower

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier	FNT
Facility Name	Flint Tower
Airport	Bishop International Airport
Type	Tower Show historyHide history • Prior to Jul 2019: Tower and Approach Control
Level	Level 4 Show historyHide history • Prior to Jun 2020: Level 5
Core 30 Airport	No

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

Career Level	Hourly Min.	Hourly Max.	Total Pay Min.	Total Pay Max.
CPC	$37.83	$51.07	$78,960	$106,593
D3	$35.65	$37.83	$74,403	$78,960
AG	$29.09	$29.09	$60,720	$60,720
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.

Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index	93.0 (7.0% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min	$84,876

How this pay is calculated

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band maximum)	$82,554
+ Locality Pay (29.12% of Basic Pay for Detroit)	+ $24,039
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$106,593
= Total Pay	$106,593

Basic Pay (Level 4 CPC band minimum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (29.12% of Basic Pay for Detroit)	+ $17,807
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$78,960
= Total Pay	$78,960

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band maximum)	$61,153
+ Locality Pay (29.12% of Basic Pay for Detroit)	+ $17,807
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$78,960
= Total Pay	$78,960

Basic Pay (Level 4 D3 band minimum)	$57,623
+ Locality Pay (29.12% of Basic Pay for Detroit)	+ $16,780
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$74,403
= Total Pay	$74,403

Basic Pay (Academy Graduate band, set nationally)	$47,026
+ Locality Pay (29.12% of Basic Pay for Detroit)	+ $13,694
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$60,720
= Total Pay	$60,720

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 (29.12% of Basic Pay for Detroit)	+ $13,694
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3)	$60,720
= Total Pay	$60,720

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 Information, October 2026
CPCs on Board	11 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)	10 CPCs
Current Staffing	110.00%
Projected Staffing Show componentsHide components	137.42%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications	+ 4
↳ Committed Outbounds	- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses	- 0.3
Number of Trainees Show breakdownHide breakdown	4 trainees
↳ Developmental 3	3
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)	1

Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg)	0.65 years
↳ New Hires	0.81 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	0.22 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)	100%
↳ New Hires	100%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT)	100%
Travel Days from Academy	3 days

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

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source	Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)	88.45%
Gaining Target	108.45%
Possible Gains	0
Primary Releases Avail.	1
Secondary Releases Avail.	1

ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound)	0
↳ Releasable	0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound)	3
↳ As % of CPCs	30.0%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound)	5