SPI - Springfield Tower

FAA Control Tower in Springfield, Illinois

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier SPI
Facility Name Springfield Tower
Airport Name Abraham Lincoln Capital
Type Tower History
Leveli Level 4 History
Core 30 Airporti No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0600-2200
Airspace Class Class C
Approach/Departure T75
Overlying ARTCC ZKC
Airport Diagram View Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
Address 1 Tower Dr
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone Number 217-535-1400

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Springfield Tower

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $34.30 $46.30 $71,585 $96,637
D3 $32.32 $34.30 $67,454 $71,585
AG $26.38 $26.38 $55,049 $55,049
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 4
Locality Area Rest of U.S.
Locality Payi 17.06%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 92.8 (7.3% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $77,181

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 12 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 11 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates2
Current Staffing Leveli 92%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 1.9
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 2
↳ Committed Outbounds- 3
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.1
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 0.34 years
↳ New Hires 0.4 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.22 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 94%
↳ New Hires 92%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 100%
Travel Days from Academyi 2 days

Historical Trends

SPI Staffing Percentages

SPI Personnel Counts

SPI Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 31,219 operations/year
Average Daily Operations 86 operations/day

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
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#212
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
0
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
2 (22.2%)

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 Kansas City
HR Region Great Lakes

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