Columbus Approach CMH
Columbus Approach (CMH) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 51 airports, 6 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Columbus Approach".
Airports it serves (51)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton Field (KTZR) | Columbus, OH | Tower (page) |
| James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (KDAY) | Dayton, OH | Tower (page) |
| The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field (KOSU) | Columbus, OH | Tower (page) |
| Rickenbacker International Airport (KLCK) | Columbus, OH | Tower (page) |
| Wilmington Airpark (KILN) | Wilmington, OH | Tower (page) |
| Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (KFFO) | Dayton, OH | Tower (page) |
| Andy Barnhart Meml (3OH0) | New Carlisle, OH | No tower |
| Bellefontaine Regional Airport (KEDJ) | Bellefontaine, OH | No tower |
| Clinton Fld (I66) | Wilmington, OH | No tower |
| Dahio Trotwood (I44) | Dayton, OH | No tower |
| Darke County Airport (KVES) | Versailles, OH | No tower |
| Dayton/phillipsburg (3I7) | Dayton, OH | No tower |
| Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport (KMGY) | Dayton, OH | No tower |
| Delaware Municipal Airport (KDLZ) | Delaware, OH | No tower |
| Fairfield County Airport (KLHQ) | Lancaster, OH | No tower |
| Fayette County (I23) | Washington Court House, OH | No tower |
| Fayette County Meml Hospital (11OH) | Washington Court House, OH | No tower |
| Fry (0OH8) | Piqua, OH | No tower |
| Grant Medical Center (OH01) | Columbus, OH | No tower |
| Greene County/Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport (KGDK) | Dayton, OH | No tower |
| Grimes Fld (I74) | Urbana, OH | No tower |
| Hardin County (I95) | Kenton, OH | No tower |
| John Glenn Columbus International Airport (KCMH) | Columbus, OH | No tower |
| Knox Community Hospital (OH04) | Mount Vernon, OH | No tower |
| Knox County (4I3) | Mount Vernon, OH | No tower |
| Lakefield Airport (KCQA) | Celina, OH | No tower |
| Newark Heath Airport (KVTA) | Newark, OH | No tower |
| Lima Allen County Airport (KAOH) | Lima, OH | No tower |
| Mad River Airpark (I54) | Tremont City, OH | No tower |
| Madison County Airport (KUYF) | London, OH | No tower |
| Mettel Field (KCEV) | Connersville, IN | No tower |
| Middletown Regional Airport (KMWO) | Middletown, OH | No tower |
| Moraine Air Park (I73) | Dayton, OH | No tower |
| Morrow County (4I9) | Mount Gilead, OH | No tower |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital (OI95) | Columbus, OH | No tower |
| Neil Armstrong Airport (KAXV) | Wapakoneta, OH | No tower |
| Pickaway County Memorial Airport (KCYO) | Circleville, OH | No tower |
| Piqua/hartzell Fld (I17) | Piqua, OH | No tower |
| Randolph County (I22) | Winchester, IN | No tower |
| Red Stewart Airfield (40I) | Waynesville, OH | No tower |
| Reid Hospital (IN68) | Richmond, IN | No tower |
| Richmond Municipal Airport (KRID) | Richmond, IN | No tower |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital (9OI9) | Columbus, OH | No tower |
| Ross County Airport (KRZT) | Chillicothe, OH | No tower |
| Schaney's Lair (OH46) | Brookville, OH | No tower |
| Sidney Municipal Airport (KSCA) | Sidney, OH | No tower |
| Skydive Greene County Inc (7OA7) | Xenia, OH | No tower |
| Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport (KSGH) | Springfield, OH | No tower |
| Troy Skypark (OH71) | Troy, OH | No tower |
| Union County Airport (KMRT) | Marysville, OH | No tower |
| Warren County/john Lane Fld (I68) | Lebanon, OH | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 9 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 9 facility was paid between $102,456 and $138,315 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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