Air Traffic Controller Staffing Dashboard

For all federally-operated air traffic control facilities in the United States

Updated October 2025; Reflects September 2025 Data

National Staffing

72.7%

There are currently 10,643 fully-certified air traffic controllers operating 313 federal facilities across the nation.

The total number of certified controllers required to fully staff all facilities to established staffing targets is 14,633.

The American national airspace system is 72.7% staffed with controllers. There is a deficit of 3,990 certified controllers.

Training & Attrition

There are currently 3,338 air traffic control trainees assigned to facilities across the nation.

The average training success rate, weighted for all trainees and facilities, is 75.4%.

The average training time, weighted for all trainees and facilities, is 2.08 years.

Despite continuous training, there was a net loss of 61 certified controllers from September 2024 to September 2025, after all sources of attrition.

Worst Staffing Levels

These are the worst-staffed facilities in the United States. There are currently 161 facilities with less than 70% staffing.

Worst Current Staffing:

  1. Eugene Tower is currently 39.3% staffed.
  2. Saginaw Tower is currently 42.9% staffed.
  3. Sonoma Tower is currently 42.9% staffed.
  4. Rochester Tower is currently 43.2% staffed.
  5. Rochester Municipal TRACAB is currently 43.5% staffed.
  6. Helena Tower is currently 43.8% staffed.
  7. Midland Tower is currently 46.2% staffed.
  8. Grant County Tower is currently 47.6% staffed.
  9. Waterloo Tower is currently 47.8% staffed.
  10. Willow Run Tower is currently 47.8% staffed.

Worst Projected Staffing:

  1. New York ARTCC is projected to be 49.7% staffed.
  2. Grant County Tower is projected to be 50.8% staffed.
  3. Helena Tower is projected to be 53.7% staffed.
  4. Las Vegas TRACON is projected to be 53.8% staffed.
  5. New York TRACON is projected to be 55.5% staffed.
  6. Wichita Tower is projected to be 57.4% staffed.
  7. Waterloo Tower is projected to be 57.8% staffed.
  8. Great Falls Tower is projected to be 58.0% staffed.
  9. El Paso Tower is projected to be 58.3% staffed.
  10. Madison Tower is projected to be 59.2% staffed.