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Rochester Municipal TRACAB

FAA Control Tower and Approach Control Rochester, Minnesota

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier RST
Facility Name Rochester Municipal TRACAB
Airport Name Rochester Intl
Type Tower and Approach Control
Level Level 5
Core 30 Airport No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0500-2300
Airspace Class Class D
Overlying ARTCC ZMP
Airport Diagram Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
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Address 9 Helgerson Dr SW
Rochester, MN 55902
Phone Number 507-289-3198

Salary Information

2026 pay for Rochester Municipal TRACAB, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Total Pay Min. Total Pay Max.
CPC $42.44 $57.30 $88,578 $119,579
D3 $39.02 $42.44 $81,437 $88,578
AG $28.76 $28.76 $60,014 $60,014
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.
Pay Factors
Facility Level Level 5
Locality Area Minneapolis
Locality Pay 27.62%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 90.8 (9.2% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $97,531
How this pay is calculated
Basic Pay (Level 5 CPC band minimum) $69,408
+ Locality Pay (27.62% of Basic Pay for Minneapolis) + $19,170
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3) $88,578
= Total Pay $88,578

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, August 2026
CPCs on Board 10 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 13 CPCs
Current Staffing 76.92%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 4.7
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.8
↳ Academy Graduates6
↳ Developmental 31
Training Information, August 2026
Training Time (Avg) 1.14 years
↳ New Hires 1.55 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.72 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 67%
↳ New Hires 50%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 100%
Travel Days from Academy 2 days

Historical Trends

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NCEPT

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

Eligibility & Staffing, August 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 89.49%
Gaining Target 104.87%
Possible Gains 0
Primary Releases Avail. 0
Secondary Releases Avail. 0
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 0
↳ Standard 0
↳ Priority/Other 0
Gains, Past 3 Yrs 0
Last Standard Release None in 3+ years

Selections, 2016–2026

Gained 2
Released 6
Net -4
Top Origins OMA (2)
Top Destinations AZO (1), COS (1), M98 (1), MIC (1), PDX (1)

Selections by Year, 2016–2026

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

July 2025 - June 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 49,289 operations/yr
TRACON Operations 48,269 operations/yr
Total Operations 97,558 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 267 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 5 Up/Down)
76,721 operations/yr
Relative Workload +27.2% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Central
District Minneapolis
HR Region Great Lakes

Nearest Facilities

ZMP Minneapolis ARTCC FAA 60 mi
LSE La Crosse Tower FCT 62 mi
STP St. Paul Tower FAA 76 mi
MSP Minneapolis Tower FAA 76 mi
M98 Minneapolis TRACON FAA 77 mi
FCM Flying Cloud Tower FAA 79 mi
EAU Eau Claire Tower FCT 83 mi
CMY Sparta/Mc Coy Tower DoD 88 mi
MIC Crystal Tower FAA 90 mi
ANE Anoka Tower FCT 92 mi