ROC - Rochester Tower

FAA Control Tower and Approach Control in Rochester, New York

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ROC
Facility Name Rochester Tower
Airport Name Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester Intl
Type Tower and Approach Control
Leveli Level 6 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class C
Overlying ARTCC ZOB
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 1375 Scottsville Rd
Rochester, NY 14624
Phone Number 585-463-3800

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Rochester Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $44.02 $59.43 $91,870 $124,021
D3 $39.76 $44.02 $82,984 $91,870
D2 $35.50 $39.76 $74,096 $82,984
AG $26.99 $26.99 $56,327 $56,327
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 6
Locality Area Rochester
Locality Payi 17.88%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 1.90%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 97.0 (3.0% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $94,673

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 37 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 16 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates12
↳ Developmental 21
↳ Developmental 32
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
Current Staffing Leveli 43%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 10.7
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 3
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.6
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 1.77 years
↳ New Hires 1.91 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.83 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 67%
↳ New Hires 68%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 84%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

ROC Staffing Percentages

ROC Personnel Counts

ROC Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 80,887 operations/year
TRACON Operations 84,681 operations/year
Total Operations 165,568 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 454 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
49.6%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
7
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#111
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
0
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
1 (6.3%)

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 Central
District Cleveland
HR Region Great Lakes

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