Harrisburg Approach MDT
Harrisburg Approach (MDT) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 21 airports, 4 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Harrisburg Approach".
Airports it serves (21)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Capital City Airport (KCXY) | Harrisburg, PA | Tower (page) |
| Lancaster Airport (KLNS) | Lancaster, PA | Tower (page) |
| Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) | Fort Indiantown Gap (annville), PA | Tower (page) |
| Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (KRDG) | Reading, PA | Tower (page) |
| Bendigo (74N) | Tower City, PA | No tower |
| Carlisle (N94) | Carlisle, PA | No tower |
| Deck (9D4) | Myerstown, PA | No tower |
| Donegal Springs Airpark (N71) | Mount Joy/marietta, PA | No tower |
| Franklin County Rgnl (N68) | Chambersburg, PA | No tower |
| Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) | Harrisburg, PA | No tower |
| Keller Brothers (08N) | Lebanon, PA | No tower |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital Schuylkill (91PN) | Pottsville, PA | No tower |
| Northumberland County (N79) | Shamokin, PA | No tower |
| Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) | Selinsgrove, PA | No tower |
| Primrose (25PS) | Minersville, PA | No tower |
| Reigle Fld (58N) | Palmyra, PA | No tower |
| Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) | Pottsville, PA | No tower |
| Stottle Meml (26PA) | Honey Grove, PA | No tower |
| Upmc Pinnacle (5PN9) | Harrisburg, PA | No tower |
| Wellspan York Hospital (94PN) | York, PA | No tower |
| York Airport (KTHV) | York, PA | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 8 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 8 facility was paid between $92,723 and $125,176 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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