Fayetteville Approach FAY
Fayetteville Approach (FAY) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 14 airports, 3 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Fayetteville Approach".
Airports it serves (14)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Mackall Army Air Field (KHFF) | Camp Mackall, NC | Tower (page) |
| Pope Field (KPOB) | Fayetteville, NC | Tower (page) |
| Simmons Army Air Field (KFBG) | Fort Bragg, NC | Tower (page) |
| Sampson County Airport (KCTZ) | Clinton, NC | No tower |
| Curtis L Brown Jr Field (KEYF) | Elizabethtown, NC | No tower |
| Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (KFAY) | Fayetteville, NC | No tower |
| Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (KHRJ) | Erwin, NC | No tower |
| Laurinburg Maxton Airport (KMEB) | Maxton, NC | No tower |
| Lumberton Regional Airport (KLBT) | Lumberton, NC | No tower |
| Montgomery County (43A) | Star, NC | No tower |
| Moore County Airport (KSOP) | Pinehurst/southern Pines, NC | No tower |
| P K Airpark (5W4) | Raeford, NC | No tower |
| Richmond County Airport (KRCZ) | Rockingham, NC | No tower |
| Scotland Meml (2NC9) | Laurinburg, NC | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 7 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 7 facility was paid between $83,912 and $113,280 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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