TowerScope
Facilities / New York Approach / KISP tower

Long Island MacArthur Tower KISP

Long Island MacArthur airport traffic control tower (KISP) is operated by the FAA and is open 0600-2400. Its radio call is "Long Island Tower". Approach and departure control come from New York Approach, radio call "New York Approach".

Services published by the FAA

  • CLASS C
  • WSP

ATIS

  • , 24 hours

FAA remarks

  • CLASS C HRS SAME AS ATCT HRS.

Airport

Long Island MacArthur Airport (KISP): runways and frequencies. See KISP live in 3D

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.

Public records, summarized in plain language. Not for navigation or operational use. Privacy: no cookies, no tracking.