HIO - Hillsboro Tower

FAA Control Tower in Hillsboro, Oregon

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier HIO
Facility Name Hillsboro Tower
Airport Name Portland-Hillsboro
Type Tower
Leveli Level 7 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0600-2200
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure P80
Overlying ARTCC ZSE
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 3119 NE Cornell Rd
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Phone Number 503-615-5470

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Hillsboro Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $51.83 $69.97 $108,167 $146,024
D3 $46.06 $51.83 $96,133 $108,167
AG $28.76 $28.76 $60,019 $60,019
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 7
Locality Area Portland
Locality Payi 26.13%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 1.50%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 105.4 (5.4% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $102,606

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 18 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 15 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates4
↳ Developmental 32
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)1
Current Staffing Leveli 83%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 6.7
↳ Committed Outbounds- 3
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.5
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 1.10 years
↳ New Hires 1.31 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.78 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 83%
↳ New Hires 82%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 86%
Travel Days from Academyi 5 days

Historical Trends

HIO Staffing Percentages

HIO Personnel Counts

HIO Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 175,769 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 482 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
94.4%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#246
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
1
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
2 (13.3%)

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

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Western
District Seattle
HR Region Northwest Mountain

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