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North Las Vegas Tower

FAA Control Tower North Las Vegas, Nevada

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier VGT
Facility Name North Las Vegas Tower
Airport Name North Las Vegas
Type Tower
Level Level 7
• Prior to Jan 2018: Level 6
Core 30 Airport No
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operation 0600-2000 OCT-MAR; 0600-2100 APR-SEP
Airspace Class Class D
Approach/Departure L30
Overlying ARTCC ZLA
Airport Diagram Airport Diagram (PDF)
Location & Contact
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Address 3700 Thunderbird Field Rd
North Las Vegas, NV 89032
Phone Number 702-648-6588

Salary Information

2026 pay for North Las Vegas Tower, built from the FAA Air Traffic Specialized Pay Plan bands:

Career Level Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Total Pay Min. Total Pay Max.
CPC $48.56 $65.55 $101,336 $136,803
D3 $43.15 $48.56 $90,062 $101,336
AG $26.94 $26.94 $56,229 $56,229
Total Pay combines Basic Pay, Locality Pay. It excludes premium pay for overtime, nights, Sundays, and holidays.
Pay Factors
Facility Level Level 7
Locality Area Las Vegas
Locality Pay 19.57%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Index 100.2 (0.2% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Min $101,114
How this pay is calculated
Basic Pay (Level 7 CPC band minimum) $84,751
+ Locality Pay (19.57% of Basic Pay for Las Vegas) + $16,585
= Adjusted Basic Pay (counts toward your High-3) $101,336
= Total Pay $101,336

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, August 2026
CPCs on Board 17 CPCs
CPC Target (CWP) 16 CPCs
Current Staffing 106.25%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 3.7
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 0.4
↳ Academy Graduates2
↳ Developmental 31
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
Training Information, August 2026
Training Time (Avg) 0.69 years
↳ New Hires 0.88 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 0.41 years
Training Success Rate (Avg) 94%
↳ New Hires 89%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 100%
Travel Days from Academy 3 days

Historical Trends

VGT Staffing Percentages

VGT Personnel Counts

VGT Training Metrics

NCEPT

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

Eligibility & Staffing, August 2026
Staffing Source Academy Sourced
TSL (One Training Time) 88.04%
Gaining Target 100.54%
Possible Gains 0
Primary Releases Avail. 2
Secondary Releases Avail. 0
Transfer Activity
Releases, Past 3 Yrs 5
↳ Standard 4
↳ Priority/Other 1
Gains, Past 3 Yrs 1
Last Standard Release 5 days ago

Selections, 2016–2026

Gained 6
Released 15
Net -9
Top Origins CID (1), CSG (1), POC (1), SBA (1), STS (1)
Top Destinations NCT (3), EUG (2), LAS (2), ZDV (2), COS (1)

Selections by Year, 2016–2026

Demand Trends

NCEPT Priority

Traffic

July 2025 - June 2026 (12 Months)
Tower Operations 213,275 operations/yr
Average Daily Operations 584 operations/day
Peer Group Median
(Lvl 7 Tower)
180,577 operations/yr
Relative Workload +18.1% vs peer median

Traffic History

Administration

Organizational Structure
Service Area Western
District Los Angeles
HR Region Western Pacific

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