ZKC - Kansas City ARTCC

FAA En Route Center in Olathe, Kansas

Facility Information

Facility Overview
Identifier ZKC
Name Kansas City ARTCC
Type En Route Center
Leveli Level 11
Airspace & Operations
Hours of Operationi 0000-2359 (always open)
Surface Area

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Kansas City ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $71.40 $96.39 $149,006 $201,162
D3 $60.25 $71.40 $125,744 $149,006
D2 $49.10 $60.25 $102,479 $125,744
D1 $37.95 $49.10 $79,212 $102,479
AG $26.81 $26.81 $55,947 $55,947
Includes everything except premium pay.
Pay Factors
Facility Leveli Level 11
Locality Area Kansas City
Locality Payi 18.97%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 92.5 (7.5% below avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $161,018

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CRWG Targeti 241 CPCs
CPCs on Boardi 197 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates19
↳ Developmental 114
↳ Developmental 214
↳ Developmental 39
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)5
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 2 (Transfer)1
Current Staffing Leveli 82%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 46.6
↳ Committed Inbounds+ 2
↳ Committed Outbounds- 4
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 26.4
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.41 years
↳ New Hires 2.68 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.49 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 74%
↳ New Hires 71%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 85%
Travel Days from Academyi 1 days

Historical Trends

ZKC Staffing Percentages

ZKC Personnel Counts

ZKC Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 1,929,195 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 5,285 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
0
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
86%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#128
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
13
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
10 (5.1%)

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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