Corpus Approach CRP
Corpus Approach (CRP) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 14 airports, 5 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Corpus Approach".
Airports it serves (14)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (KBRO) | Brownsville, TX | Tower (page) |
| Cabaniss Field Naval Outlying Landing Field (KNGW) | Corpus Christi, TX | Tower (page) |
| Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field (KNGP) | Corpus Christi, TX | Tower (page) |
| McAllen Miller International Airport (KMFE) | Mc Allen, TX | Tower (page) |
| Valley International Airport (KHRL) | Harlingen, TX | Tower (page) |
| Aransas County Airport (KRKP) | Rockport, TX | No tower |
| Port Isabel Cameron County Airport (KPIL) | Port Isabel, TX | No tower |
| Corpus Christi International Airport (KCRP) | Corpus Christi, TX | No tower |
| Ingleside Regional Airport (KTFP) | Ingleside, TX | No tower |
| Mid Valley Airport (KTXW) | Weslaco, TX | No tower |
| Mustang Beach Airport (KRAS) | Port Aransas, TX | No tower |
| Nueces County Airport (KRBO) | Robstown, TX | No tower |
| Sinton (T69) | Sinton, TX | No tower |
| South Texas International at Edinburg Airport (KEBG) | Edinburg, TX | 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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