Salt Lake City Approach S56
Salt Lake City Approach (S56) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 8 airports, 3 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Salt Lake City Approach".
Airports it serves (8)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Ogden Hinckley Airport (KOGD) | Ogden, UT | Tower (page) |
| Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU) | Provo, UT | Tower (page) |
| Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) | Salt Lake City, UT | Tower (page) |
| Bolinder Field Tooele Valley Airport (KTVY) | Tooele, UT | No tower |
| Brigham City Regional Airport (KBMC) | Brigham City, UT | No tower |
| Hill Air Force Base (KHIF) | Ogden, UT | No tower |
| South Valley Regional Airport (KSVR) | Salt Lake City, UT | No tower |
| Spanish Fork Municipal Airport/Woodhouse Field (KSPK) | Spanish Fork, UT | 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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