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Greensboro Tower

FAA Control Tower and Approach Control Greensboro, North Carolina

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier GSO
Facility Name Greensboro Tower
Airport Name Piedmont Triad Intl
Type Tower and Approach Control
Level Level 7
Core 30 Airport No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class C
Overlying ARTCC ZTL
Airport Diagram Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
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Address 1321 S Terminal Service Rd
Greensboro, NC 27409
Phone Number 336-358-3440

Salary Information

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

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Total Pay Min. Total Pay Max.
CPC $47.54 $64.17 $99,209 $133,931
D3 $42.25 $47.54 $88,171 $99,209
D2 $36.96 $42.25 $77,131 $88,171
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 7
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Pay 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 92.9 (7.1% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $106,826
How this pay is calculated
Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band minimum) $84,751
+ Locality Pay (17.06% of Basic Pay for Rest of U.S.) + $14,458
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3) $99,209
= Total Pay $99,209

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 21 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 24 CPCs
Current Staffing 87.50%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 8.9
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.7
↳ Academy Graduates5
↳ Developmental 25
↳ Developmental 31
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
Training Information, July 2026
Training Time (Avg) 1.88 years
↳ New Hires 2.17 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.33 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 74%
↳ New Hires 72%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 80%
Travel Days from Academy 3 days

Historical Trends

GSO Staffing Percentages

GSO Personnel Counts

GSO Training Metrics

NCEPT

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

Eligibility & Staffing, July 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 91.59%
Gaining Target 99.93%
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 2
Last Standard Release 2.2 years ago

Selections, 2016–2026

Gained 9
Released 12
Net -3
Top Origins BUF (1), CLT (1), DPA (1), FFZ (1), HEF (1)
Top Destinations A80 (1), DAB (1), DFW (1), FLL (1), GFK (1)

Selections by Year, 2016–2026

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

June 2025 - May 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 106,171 operations/yr
TRACON Operations 161,041 operations/yr
Total Operations 267,212 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 732 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 7 Up/Down)
206,060 operations/yr
Relative Workload +29.7% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Eastern
District Atlanta
HR Region Southern

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