LAS

Las Vegas Tower

FAA Control Tower Las Vegas, Nevada

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier LAS
Facility Name Las Vegas Tower
Airport Name Harry Reid 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 L30
Overlying ARTCC ZLA
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 5755 Kelley Ln
Las Vegas, NV 89119
Phone Number 702-262-5910

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Las Vegas Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $71.76 $96.87 $149,758 $202,177
D3 $60.55 $71.76 $126,378 $149,758
D2 $49.35 $60.55 $102,996 $126,378
D1 $38.15 $49.35 $79,611 $102,996
AG $26.94 $26.94 $56,229 $56,229
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 11
Locality Area Las Vegas
Locality Payi 19.57%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 100.2 (0.2% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $149,429

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CPCs on Boardi 30 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 43 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 70%
CRWG Targeti 41 CPCs
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)3
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
Current CRWG Staffingi 73%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 3.8
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.4
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.94 years
↳ New Hires 3.45 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.94 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 63%
↳ New Hires 75%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 63%
Travel Days from Academyi 3 days

Historical Trends

LAS Staffing Percentages

LAS Personnel Counts

LAS Training Metrics

Traffic

May 2025 - April 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 596,210 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 1,633 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 11 Tower)
486,947 operations/year
Relative Workloadi +22.4% vs peer median

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
82.3%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
4
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#39
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
14
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 Western
District Los Angeles
HR Region Western Pacific