ZMP

Minneapolis ARTCC

FAA En Route Center Farmington, Minnesota

Facility Information

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

Salary Information

2026 Pay for Minneapolis ARTCC

Career Leveli Hourly Min. Hourly Max. Salary Min. Salary Max.i
CPC $76.59 $103.40 $159,840 $215,788
D3 $64.63 $76.59 $134,886 $159,840
D2 $52.67 $64.63 $109,930 $134,886
D1 $40.71 $52.67 $84,971 $109,930
AG $28.76 $28.76 $60,014 $60,014
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 Leveli Level 11
Locality Area Minneapolis
Locality Payi 27.62%
Local Affordability
Cost of Living Indexi 104.8 (4.8% above avg)
Cost-Adjusted CPC Mini $152,490

Staffing and Training

Staffing Information, April 2026
CPCs on Boardi 231 CPCs
2026 TRB Targeti 231 CPCs
2026 TRB Staffingi 100%
CRWG Targeti 248 CPCs
↳ Academy Graduates15
↳ Developmental 114
↳ Developmental 27
↳ Developmental 314
↳ CPC-IT 0 (Transfer)1
↳ CPC-IT 1 (Transfer)2
↳ CPC-IT 3 (Transfer)3
Current CRWG Staffingi 93%
↳ Est. Trainee Certifications+ 38.2
↳ Temporary Inbounds+ 1
↳ Committed Outbounds- 1
↳ Placement List Outbounds- 2
↳ Temporary Outbounds- 1
↳ Projected Retirements/Losses- 29.6
Training Information, April 2026
Training Time (Avg)i 2.67 years
↳ New Hires 2.95 years
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 1.54 years
Training Success Rate (Avg)i 68%
↳ New Hires 66%
↳ Transfers (CPC-IT) 79%
Travel Days from Academyi 2 days

Historical Trends

ZMP Staffing Percentages

ZMP Personnel Counts

ZMP Training Metrics

Traffic

April 2025 - March 2026 (12 Months)
En Route Aircraft 1,938,748 aircraft/year
Average Daily Aircraft 5,312 aircraft/day

Traffic History

NCEPT

Current NCEPT Metrics
Possible Lossesi
Apr 2026
29
Expected Staffing (12-Month)i
Apr 2026
96.5%
Possible Gains to National Avgi
Apr 2026
0
Priority / Draft Orderi
Mar 2026
#163
Inbound ERRs on Filei
Feb 2026
16
Employees with Outbound ERRsi
Feb 2026
4 (1.7%)

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 Minneapolis
HR Region Great Lakes