SHV - Shreveport Tower

FAA Control Tower and Approach Control in Shreveport, Louisiana

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier SHV
Name Shreveport Tower
Type Tower and Approach Control
Leveli Level 5 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Airspace Class Class C
Approach/Departure BAD (Barksdale AFB)
Overlying ARTCC ZFW
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 5103 Hollywood Ave
Shreveport, LA 71109
Phone Number 318-747-8500

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Shreveport Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $38.93 $52.56 $81,249 $109,685
D3 $35.79 $38.93 $74,698 $81,249
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 5
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 84.8 (15.2% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $95,846

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 28 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 20 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates1
↳ Developmental 31
Current Staffing Leveli 71%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 1.7
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 2.2
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.32 years
↳ New Hires 2.38 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.61 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 83%
↳ New Hires 89%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 91%
Travel Days from Academyi 1 days

Historical Trends

SHV Staffing Percentages

SHV Personnel Counts

SHV Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 35,191 operations/year
TRACON Operations 85,164 operations/year
Total Operations 120,355 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 330 operations/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
73.8%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
7
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#83
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
0
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
5 (23.8%)

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 Central
District Fort Worth
HR Region Southwest

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