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R90

Omaha TRACON

FAA Approach Control (TRACON) serving OMA and LNK Bellevue, Nebraska

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier R90
Facility Name Omaha TRACON
Type Approach Control
Level Level 8
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0000-2359 (always open)
Overlying ARTCC ZMP
Towers Served OMA, LNK
Location & Contact
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Address 100 Tracon Hill
Bellevue, NE 68005
Phone Number 402-682-4340

Salary Information

2026 pay for Omaha TRACON, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Total Pay Min. Total Pay Max.
CPC $53.05 $71.62 $110,723 $149,476
D3 $46.45 $53.05 $96,943 $110,723
D2 $39.85 $46.45 $83,160 $96,943
AG $26.64 $26.64 $55,599 $55,599
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.
Pay Factors
Facility Level Level 8
Locality Area Omaha
Locality Pay 18.23%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 91.9 (8.1% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $120,469
How this pay is calculated
Basic Pay (Level 8 CPC band minimum) $93,650
+ Locality Pay (18.23% of Basic Pay for Omaha) + $17,073
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3) $110,723
= Total Pay $110,723

Amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so lines can differ from the total by a dollar or two.

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

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, October 2026
CPCs on Board 21 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 22 CPCs
Current Staffing 95.45%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 10
↳ Committed Outbounds- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 1.7
↳ Academy Graduates7
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)3
Training Information, October 2026
Training Time (Avg) 1 years
↳ New Hires 0.91 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.15 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 100%
↳ New Hires 100%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 100%
Travel Days from Academy 1 days

Historical Trends

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R90 Personnel Counts

R90 Training Metrics

NCEPT

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities. See R90 transfer selections on the Transfer Flow Map.

Eligibility & Staffing, October 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 89.57%
Gaining Target 98.66%
Possible Gains 0
Primary Releases Avail. 0
Secondary Releases Avail. 0
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 10
↳ Standard 10
↳ Priority/Other 0
Gains, Past 3 Yrs 5
Last Standard Release 0.7 years ago
ERR Demand, September 15, 2026
ERRs on File (Inbound) 6
↳ Releasable 0
Employees with ERRs (Outbound) 0
↳ As % of CPCs 0.0%
↳ Total ERRs (Outbound) 0

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ERR Demand Trends

Selections, 2016–2026

Gained 9
Released 19
Net -10
Top Origins OMA (3), LNK (2), DPA (1), FSD (1), SPI (1)
Top Destinations I90 (6), PCT (2), BOS (1), D01 (1), D10 (1)

Selections by Year, 2016–2026

Traffic

September 2025 - August 2026 (12 Months)
TRACON Operations 241,184 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 661 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 8 TRACON)
241,184 operations/yr
Relative Workload +0.0% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Central
District Minneapolis
HR Region Great Lakes

Nearest Facilities

OFF Offutt AFB DoD 1 mi
OMA Omaha Tower FAA 12 mi
LNK Lincoln Tower FAA 48 mi
SUX Sioux Gateway Tower FAA 91 mi
STJ Saint Joseph RAPCON DoD 108 mi
DSM Des Moines Tower FAA 120 mi
GRI Grand Island Tower FCT 126 mi
MCI Kansas City International Tower FAA 142 mi
MHK Manhattan Tower FCT 143 mi
TOP Topeka Tower FCT 144 mi