DVT

Deer Valley Tower

FAA Control Tower Phoenix, Arizona

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier DVT
Facility Name Deer Valley Tower
Airport Name Phoenix Deer Valley
Type Tower
Leveli Level 9 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0600-2359
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure P50
Overlying ARTCC ZAB
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 705 W Airport Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85027
Phone Number 623-581-1492

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Deer Valley Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $58.04 $78.36 $121,134 $163,531
D3 $50.13 $58.04 $104,615 $121,134
D2 $42.21 $50.13 $88,091 $104,615
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.

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

Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 9
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 103.3 (3.3% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $117,242

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CPCs on Boardi 15 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 20 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 75%
CRWG Targeti 22 CPCs
↳ Developmental 22
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)2
Current CRWG Staffingi 68%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 4.5
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.5
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.61 years
↳ New Hires 0.61 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.61 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 74%
↳ New Hires 77%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 73%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

DVT Staffing Percentages

DVT Personnel Counts

DVT Training Metrics

Traffic

May 2025 - April 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 481,303 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 1,319 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 9 Tower)
381,590 operations/year
Relative Workloadi +26.1% vs peer median

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
85.1%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#103
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
5
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
0 (0%)

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 Albuquerque
HR Region Southwest