EWR

Newark Tower

FAA Control Tower Newark, New Jersey

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier EWR
Facility Name Newark Tower
Airport Name Newark Liberty Intl
Type Tower
Leveli Level 11
Core 30 Airporti Yes
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class B
Approach/Departure PHL
Overlying ARTCC ZNY
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 118 Flagpole Rd
Newark, NJ 07114
Phone Number 973-565-5000

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Newark Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $87.83 $116.05 $183,299 $242,203
D3 $74.12 $87.83 $154,683 $183,299
D2 $60.40 $74.12 $126,064 $154,683
D1 $46.69 $60.40 $97,442 $126,064
AG $32.98 $32.98 $68,822 $68,822
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 11
Locality Area New York
Locality Payi 37.95%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 8.40%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 112.6 (12.6% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $162,845

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 26 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 38 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 68%
CRWG Targeti 37 CPCs
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)6
Current CRWG Staffingi 70%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 5.6
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 3.5
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 1.98 years
↳ New Hires 3.45 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 2 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 70%
↳ New Hires 75%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 69%
Travel Days from Academyi 4 days

Historical Trends

EWR Staffing Percentages

EWR Personnel Counts

EWR Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 458,355 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 1,256 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
81.6%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
3
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#37
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
4
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 Eastern
District New York
HR Region Eastern

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