P80 - Portland TRACON

FAA Approach Control in Portland, Oregon

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier P80
Name Portland TRACON
Type Approach Control
Leveli Level 9 History
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Overlying ARTCC ZSE
Location & Contact
Address 7108 NE Airport Way
Portland, OR 97218
Phone Number 503-493-7500

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Portland TRACON

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $62.99 $85.03 $131,451 $177,458
D3 $54.40 $62.99 $113,525 $131,451
D2 $45.80 $54.40 $95,593 $113,525
AG $28.62 $28.62 $59,737 $59,737
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 9
Locality Area Portland
Locality Payi 26.13%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP)i 0.90%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 105.4 (5.4% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $124,693

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 26 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 21 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates7
↳ Developmental 22
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)3
Current Staffing Leveli 81%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 8.1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 2.7
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 1.67 years
↳ New Hires 1.64 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.7 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 67%
↳ New Hires 71%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 64%
Travel Days from Academyi 5 days

Historical Trends

P80 Staffing Percentages

P80 Personnel Counts

P80 Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
TRACON Operations 320,187 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 877 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
89.9%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#190
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
7
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
2 (10%)

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 Seattle
HR Region Northwest Mountain

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