DWH

Houston Hooks Tower

FAA Control Tower Tomball, Texas

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier DWH
Facility Name Houston Hooks Tower
Airport Name David Wayne Hooks Meml
Type Tower
Leveli Level 6 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0700-2200
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure I90
Overlying ARTCC ZHU
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 9125 Boudreaux Rd
Tomball, TX 77375
Phone Number 281-376-9721

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Houston Hooks Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $49.61 $66.98 $103,543 $139,780
D3 $44.82 $49.61 $93,529 $103,543
AG $30.42 $30.42 $63,485 $63,485
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 6
Locality Area Houston
Locality Payi 35.00%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 98.6 (1.4% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $104,981

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CPCs on Boardi 12 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 10 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 120%
CRWG Targeti 19 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates5
↳ Developmental 36
Current CRWG Staffingi 63%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 10.2
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Temporary Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.5
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.75 years
↳ New Hires 0.98 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.58 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 92%
↳ New Hires 83%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 100%
Travel Days from Academyi 1 days

Historical Trends

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Traffic

May 2025 - April 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 170,905 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 468 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 6 Tower)
140,883 operations/year
Relative Workloadi +21.3% vs peer median

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
116.6%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#304
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
4
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
2 (16.7%)

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 Houston
HR Region Southern