Dupage Tower KDPA

Dupage airport traffic control tower (KDPA) is operated by the FAA and is open 24 hours. Its radio call is "Dupage Tower". Approach and departure control come from Chicago Approach, radio call "Chicago Approach".

Services published by the FAA

LAWRS

ATIS

, 24 hours

Airport

Dupage Airport (KDPA): runways and frequencies. See KDPA live in 3D

Pay level

The FAA rates this facility level 5 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 5 facility was paid between $68,721 and $92,772 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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