Chicago Approach C90
Chicago Approach (C90) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 20 airports, 8 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Chicago Approach".
Airports it serves (20)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora Municipal Airport (KARR) | Chicago/aurora, IL | Tower (page) |
| Chicago Executive Airport (KPWK) | Chicago/prospect Heights/wheeling, IL | Tower (page) |
| Chicago Midway International Airport (KMDW) | Chicago, IL | Tower (page) |
| Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD) | Chicago, IL | Tower (page) |
| Dupage Airport (KDPA) | Chicago/west Chicago, IL | Tower (page) |
| Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) | Gary/chicago, IN | Tower (page) |
| Lewis University Airport (KLOT) | Chicago/romeoville, IL | Tower (page) |
| Waukegan National Airport (KUGN) | Chicago/waukegan, IL | Tower (page) |
| Bolingbrook's Clow Intl (1C5) | Bolingbrook, IL | No tower |
| Brookeridge Air Park (LL22) | Downers Grove, IL | No tower |
| Campbell (C81) | Grayslake, IL | No tower |
| Casa De Aero Park (68IS) | Hampshire, IL | No tower |
| DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (KDKB) | De Kalb, IL | No tower |
| Galt Fld (10C) | Greenwood/wonder Lake, IL | No tower |
| Griffith-merrillville (05C) | Griffith, IN | No tower |
| Joliet Rgnl (KJOT) | Joliet, IL | No tower |
| Lake In The Hills (3CK) | Chicago/lake In The Hills, IL | No tower |
| Landings Condominium (82IS) | Huntley, IL | No tower |
| Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) | Chicago, IL | No tower |
| Morris Muni/james R Washburn Fld (C09) | Morris, IL | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 12 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 12 facility was paid between $130,212 and $175,785 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.
Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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