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St. Paul Tower

FAA Control Tower St Paul, Minnesota

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier STP
Facility Name St. Paul Tower
Airport Name St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
Type Tower
Level Level 4
• Prior to May 2017: Level 5
Core 30 Airport No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0600-2200 MON-FRI; 0700-2200 SAT-SUN
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure M98
Overlying ARTCC ZMP
Airport Diagram Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
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Address 514 Tower Rd
St Paul, MN 55107
Phone Number 651-312-8840

Salary Information

2026 Pay for St. Paul Tower

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.
CPC $38.36 $51.79 $80,061 $108,079
D3 $36.15 $38.36 $75,441 $80,061
AG $29.50 $29.50 $61,566 $61,566
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 Level Level 4
Locality Area Minneapolis
Locality Pay 27.62%
Controller Incentive Pay (CIP) 3.30%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 104.8 (4.8% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $76,380

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, July 2026
CPCs on Board 13 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 10 CPCs
Current Staffing 130.00%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 4.7
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.5
↳ Developmental 35
Training Information, July 2026
Training Time (Avg) 0.55 years
↳ New Hires 0.85 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.36 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 94%
↳ New Hires 86%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 100%
Travel Days from Academy 2 days

Historical Trends

STP Staffing Percentages

STP Personnel Counts

STP Training Metrics

NCEPT

NCEPT manages controller-requested transfers between FAA facilities.

Eligibility & Staffing, July 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 87.32%
Gaining Target 107.32%
Possible Gains 0
Primary Releases Avail. 4
Secondary Releases Avail. 3
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 11
↳ Standard 11
↳ Priority/Other 0
Gains, Past 3 Yrs 0
Last Standard Release Recently
ERR Demand History
Priority / Draft Order
Mar 2026
#312
Inbound ERRs on File
Feb 2026
2
Employees with Outbound ERRs
Feb 2026
1 (8.3%)

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

June 2025 - May 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 40,919 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 112 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 4 Tower)
43,562 operations/yr
Relative Workload -6.1% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Central
District Minneapolis
HR Region Great Lakes

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