SDL

Scottsdale Tower

FAA Control Tower Scottsdale, Arizona

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier SDL
Facility Name Scottsdale Tower
Airport Name Scottsdale
Type Tower
Leveli Level 7 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0600-2100
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure P50
Overlying ARTCC ZAB
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Location & Contact
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Address 14960 N 78th Way
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone Number 480-609-7585

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Scottsdale Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $49.73 $67.13 $103,777 $140,098
D3 $44.19 $49.73 $92,231 $103,777
AG $27.59 $27.59 $57,583 $57,583
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 7
Locality Area Phoenix
Locality Payi 22.45%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 103.3 (3.3% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $100,442

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, June 2026
CPCs on Boardi 12 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP)i 13 CPCs
Current Staffingi 85%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 6.3
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.3
↳ Academy Graduates6
↳ Developmental 32
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
Training Information, June 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.76 years
↳ New Hires 0.89 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.54 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 70%
↳ New Hires 71%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 87%
Travel Days from Academyi 2 days

Historical Trends

SDL Staffing Percentages

SDL Personnel Counts

SDL Training Metrics

NCEPT

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities.

Eligibility & Staffing, June 2026
Staffing Sourcei Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time)i 88.00%
Gaining Targeti 103.38%
Possible Gainsi 0
Primary Releases Avail.i 0
Secondary Releases Avail.i 0
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 5
↳ Standardi 5
↳ Priority/Otheri 0
Gains, Past 3 Yrsi 0
Last Standard Releasei 0.4 years ago
ERR Demand History
Priority / Draft Order
Mar 2026
#193
Inbound ERRs on File
Feb 2026
4
Employees with Outbound ERRs
Feb 2026
2 (15.4%)

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

June 2025 - May 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 168,386 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 461 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 7 Tower)
175,633 operations/yr
Relative Workloadi -4.1% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Central
District Albuquerque
HR Region Southwest

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