ZID - Indianapolis ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Indianapolis, Indiana

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ZID
Name Indianapolis ARTCC
Type En Route Center
Leveli Level 12
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Surface Area

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Indianapolis ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $74.45 $100.51 $155,383 $209,767
D3 $62.50 $74.45 $130,428 $155,383
D2 $50.54 $62.50 $105,477 $130,428
D1 $38.58 $50.54 $80,518 $105,477
AG $26.62 $26.62 $55,561 $55,561
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 12
Locality Area Indianapolis
Locality Payi 18.15%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 95.7 (4.3% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $162,365

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 298 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 250 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates18
↳ Developmental 19
↳ Developmental 224
↳ Developmental 35
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)4
Current Staffing Leveli 84%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 49.3
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 2
↳ Placement List Inbounds+ 1
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 8
↳ Placement List Outbounds- 2
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 33.7
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.67 years
↳ New Hires 2.89 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.95 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 76%
↳ New Hires 75%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 77%
Travel Days from Academyi 2 days

Historical Trends

ZID Staffing Percentages

ZID Personnel Counts

ZID Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 2,206,536 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 6,045 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
85.8%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#79
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
10
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
8 (3.2%)

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 Indianapolis
HR Region Southwest

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