Cleveland Approach CLE
Cleveland Approach (CLE) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 33 airports, 4 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Cleveland Approach".
Airports it serves (33)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Akron Canton Regional Airport (KCAK) | Akron, OH | Tower (page) |
| Burke Lakefront Airport (KBKL) | Cleveland, OH | Tower (page) |
| Cuyahoga County Airport (KCGF) | Cleveland, OH | Tower (page) |
| Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (KMFD) | Mansfield, OH | Tower (page) |
| Akron Fulton International Airport (KAKR) | Akron, OH | No tower |
| Ashland County (3G4) | Ashland, OH | No tower |
| Beach City (2D7) | Beach City, OH | No tower |
| Carroll County-Tolson Airport (KTSO) | Carrollton, OH | No tower |
| Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (KCLE) | Cleveland, OH | No tower |
| Concord Airpark (2G1) | Painesville, OH | No tower |
| Elyria (1G1) | Elyria, OH | No tower |
| Erie-Ottawa International Airport (KPCW) | Port Clinton, OH | No tower |
| Galion Municipal Airport (KGQQ) | Galion, OH | No tower |
| Geauga County (7G8) | Middlefield, OH | No tower |
| Harry Clever Field (KPHD) | New Philadelphia, OH | No tower |
| Kent State University (1G3) | Kent, OH | No tower |
| Lake County Executive Airport (KLNN) | Willoughby, OH | No tower |
| Lorain County Regional Airport (KLPR) | Lorain/elyria, OH | No tower |
| Marion Municipal Airport (KMNN) | Marion, OH | No tower |
| Medina Muni (1G5) | Medina, OH | No tower |
| Miller (4G3) | Alliance, OH | No tower |
| Norwalk/huron County (5A1) | Norwalk, OH | No tower |
| Port Bucyrus/crawford County (17G) | Bucyrus, OH | No tower |
| Portage County Regional Airport (KPOV) | Ravenna, OH | No tower |
| Salem Airpark (38D) | Salem, OH | No tower |
| Shelby Community (12G) | Shelby, OH | No tower |
| Tri-city (3G6) | Sebring, OH | No tower |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (5OH1) | Ashland, OH | No tower |
| Wadsworth Muni (3G3) | Wadsworth, OH | No tower |
| Wayne County Airport (KBJJ) | Wooster, OH | No tower |
| Willard (8G1) | Willard, OH | No tower |
| Wingfoot Lake Airship Operations (4OH6) | Akron Suffield, OH | No tower |
| Wyandot County (56D) | Upper Sandusky, OH | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 10 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 10 facility was paid between $117,827 and $159,065 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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