Portland Approach PWM
Portland Approach (PWM) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 33 airports, 0 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Portland Approach".
Airports it serves (33)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport (KLEW) | Auburn/lewiston, ME | No tower |
| Augusta State Airport (KAUG) | Augusta, ME | No tower |
| Bethel Rgnl (0B1) | Bethel, ME | No tower |
| Biddeford Muni (B19) | Biddeford, ME | No tower |
| Bridgton Hospital (ME37) | Bridgton, ME | No tower |
| Brunswick Executive Airport (KBXM) | Brunswick, ME | No tower |
| Central Maine/Norridgewock Airport (KOWK) | Norridgewock, ME | No tower |
| Chebeague Island School (ME21) | Chebeague Island, ME | No tower |
| Cmmc Air Ambulance Landing Site (ME95) | Lewiston, ME | No tower |
| Franklin Meml Hospital (ME23) | Farmington, ME | No tower |
| Knox County Regional Airport (KRKD) | Rockland, ME | No tower |
| Long Island (ME98) | Long Island, ME | No tower |
| Maine General Medical Center-waterville (1ME2) | Waterville, ME | No tower |
| Maine General Medical Center/augusta (5ME9) | Augusta, ME | No tower |
| Maine Helicopters (ME59) | North Whitefield, ME | No tower |
| Maine Medical Center (68ME) | Portland, ME | No tower |
| Matinicus Island (35ME) | Matinicus Island, ME | No tower |
| Mid Coast Hospital (ME42) | Brunswick, ME | No tower |
| Monhegan Island (ME78) | Monhegan Island, ME | No tower |
| Oxford County Rgnl (81B) | Oxford, ME | No tower |
| Peaks Island Ballfield (8ME2) | Portland, ME | No tower |
| Penobscot Bay Medical Center (ME76) | Rockport, ME | No tower |
| Portland International Jetport (KPWM) | Portland, ME | No tower |
| Redington-fairview General Hospital (ME29) | Skowhegan, ME | No tower |
| Rumford Community Hospital (ME63) | Rumford, ME | No tower |
| Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (KSFM) | Sanford, ME | No tower |
| Southern Maine Health Care/sanford (ME87) | Sanford, ME | No tower |
| St Andrews Lz (61ME) | Boothbay Harbor, ME | No tower |
| Stephens Meml Hospital (4ME9) | Norway, ME | No tower |
| Vinalhaven (ME55) | Vinalhaven, ME | No tower |
| Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport (KWVL) | Waterville, ME | No tower |
| Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (KIZG) | Fryeburg, ME | No tower |
| Wiscasset Airport (KIWI) | Wiscasset, ME | No tower |
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.
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