Erie International Tom Ridge Field Tower KERI
Erie International Tom Ridge Field airport traffic control tower (KERI) is operated by the FAA and is open 0600-0000. Its radio call is "Erie Tower". Approach and departure control come from Buffalo Approach, radio call "Buffalo Approach".
Services published by the FAA
- TRSA CTC APCH CTL WITHIN 20 NM
ATIS
- , 24 hours
FAA remarks
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BUFFALO APCH (BUF) ON FREQS 121.0/257.8 0600-0000. APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CLEVELAND ARTCC (ZOB) ON FREQS 127.075/292.175 (WATERFORD RCAG) 0000-0600.
Airport
Erie International Tom Ridge Field (KERI): runways and frequencies. See KERI 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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