Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Tower KMKC

Services published by the FAA

• LAWRS

ATIS

• , 24 hours

FAA remarks

• INTERFERENCE FROM FM RADIO STATION MAY AFFECT COMMUNICATIONS IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THE ARPT.

Airport

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC): runways and frequencies. See KMKC 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.