Pittsburgh Approach PIT
Pittsburgh Approach (PIT) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 16 airports, 3 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Pittsburgh Approach".
Airports it serves (16)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) | Pittsburgh, PA | Tower (page) |
| Beaver County Airport (KBVI) | Beaver Falls, PA | Tower (page) |
| Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) | Wheeling, WV | Tower (page) |
| Butler Meml Hospital (PA41) | Butler, PA | No tower |
| Columbiana County (02G) | East Liverpool, OH | No tower |
| Finleyville Airpark (G05) | Finleyville, PA | No tower |
| Geary A Bates/jefferson County Airpark (2G2) | Steubenville, OH | No tower |
| Monongahela Valley Hospital (5PA5) | Monongahela, PA | No tower |
| Pittsburgh City Center (PS78) | Pittsburgh, PA | No tower |
| Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) | Pittsburgh, PA | No tower |
| Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) | Butler, PA | No tower |
| Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) | Monongahela, PA | No tower |
| Trinity Medical Center West (8OI4) | Steubenville, OH | No tower |
| Upmc Passavant Cranberry (PA56) | Cranberry, PA | No tower |
| Washington County Airport (KAFJ) | Washington, PA | No tower |
| Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) | Zelienople, PA | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 10 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 10 facility was paid between $117,827 and $159,065 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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