DAL

Dallas Love Tower

FAA Control Tower Dallas, Texas

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier DAL
Facility Name Dallas Love Tower
Airport Name Dallas Love Fld
Type Tower
Leveli Level 8
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class B
Approach/Departure D10
Overlying ARTCC ZFW
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 8100 Aviation Pl
Dallas, TX 75235
Phone Number 214-353-1500

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Dallas Love Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $57.11 $77.09 $119,179 $160,893
D3 $50.00 $57.11 $104,347 $119,179
D2 $42.89 $50.00 $89,512 $104,347
AG $28.68 $28.68 $59,845 $59,845
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 8
Locality Area Dallas-Ft. Worth
Locality Payi 27.26%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 103.1 (3.1% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $115,607

ATC pay has stalled over the past decade. Marangos & Brown are on a mission to increase pay.

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CPCs on Boardi 24 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 21 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 114%
CRWG Targeti 26 CPCs
↳ Developmental 21
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)2
Current CRWG Staffingi 92%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 2.8
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 4
↳ Committed Outbounds- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.2
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.80 years
↳ New Hires 1.02 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.71 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 93%
↳ New Hires 81%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 94%
Travel Days from Academyi 1 days

Historical Trends

DAL Staffing Percentages

DAL Personnel Counts

DAL Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 268,012 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 734 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
2
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
91.5%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#183
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
15
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
1 (4%)

NCEPT is the centralized system for managing controller-requested transfers between facilities. Transfer requests are only approved based upon a set of complex metrics that attempt to balance the distribution of the workforce.

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Central
District Fort Worth
HR Region Southwest