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P31

Pensacola TRACON

FAA Approach Control Pensacola, Florida

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier P31
Facility Name Pensacola TRACON
Type Approach Control
Level Level 9
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0000-2359 (always open)
Overlying ARTCC ZJX
Location & Contact
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Address 4230 Airfield Rd
Pensacola, FL 32504
Phone Number 850-266-6900

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Pensacola TRACON

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.
CPC $58.04 $78.36 $121,134 $163,531
D3 $50.13 $58.04 $104,615 $121,134
D2 $42.21 $50.13 $88,091 $104,615
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.

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

Pay Factors
Facility Level Level 9
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Pay 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 97.7 (2.3% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $123,960

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, July 2026
CPCs on Board 31 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 35 CPCs
Current Staffing 85.71%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 9
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 2.1
↳ Academy Graduates5
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)2
Training Information, July 2026
Training Time (Avg) 1.58 years
↳ New Hires 1.66 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.55 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 90%
↳ New Hires 100%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 87%
Travel Days from Academy 2 days

Historical Trends

P31 Staffing Percentages

P31 Personnel Counts

P31 Training Metrics

NCEPT

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities.

Eligibility & Staffing, July 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 90.63%
Gaining Target 96.34%
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 9
Last Standard Release Recently
ERR Demand History
Priority / Draft Order
Mar 2026
#189
Inbound ERRs on File
Feb 2026
6
Employees with Outbound ERRs
Feb 2026
0 (0%)

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

June 2025 - May 2026 (12 Months)
TRACON Operations 313,850 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 860 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 9 TRACON)
319,423 operations/yr
Relative Workload -1.7% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Eastern
District Jacksonville
HR Region Southern

Nearest Facilities

PNS Pensacola Tower FAA 0 mi
NPA Pensacola NAS (Forrest Sherman Fld) DoD 11 mi
NDZ Whiting Fld NAS South DoD 19 mi
NSE Whiting Fld NAS North DoD 20 mi
HRT Hurlburt Tower DoD 30 mi
JKA Gulf Shores Tower FCT 31 mi
VPS Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach DoD 40 mi
EGI Duke Tower DoD 42 mi
DTS Destin Tower FCT 43 mi
BFM International Tower FCT 53 mi