Air Traffic Controller Staffing Dashboard
For all federally-operated air traffic control facilities in the United States
National Staffing
October 2026
85.3%
The American national airspace system is staffed across 313 federal facilities.
10,713
Current CPCs
−73 past month
+149 past 12 months
12,563
CWP Target
1,850
Deficit
Training & Attrition
4,066
Current Trainees
+94 past month
+693 past 12 months
74.3%
Avg Training Success Rate
2.07 years
Avg Training Time
| Facility Type | Overall | New Hires | Transfers (CPC-IT) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Success | Time | Success | Time | Success | Time | |
| Tower | 81% | 1.0y | 83% | 1.0y | 76% | 1.1y |
| Up/Down | 75% | 1.9y | 74% | 2.1y | 76% | 1.7y |
| TRACON | 65% | 1.9y | 64% | 2.2y | 67% | 1.8y |
| En Route Center | 73% | 2.7y | 73% | 3.1y | 75% | 1.6y |
Historical Staffing
Staffing % of Target
Certified Controllers
Historical Training
Trainees
Training Success Rate
Worst Current Staffing
There are currently 32 facilities with less than 70% staffing: +3 past month, −8 past 12 months, measured against current targets.
- 1 Casper Tower 41.2%
- 2 Grant County Tower 43.8%
- 3 Sonoma Tower 45.5%
- 4 Broomfield Tower 52.9%
- 5 Lincoln Tower 53.3%
- 6 Teterboro Tower 53.6%
- 7 Austin Tower 53.8%
- 8 Nashville Tower 55.8%
- 9 Norfolk Tower 56.7%
- 10 Las Vegas TRACON 58.7%
Worst Projected Staffing
Lowest projected percentage of target once trainees certify, transfers complete, and expected losses land.
- 1 Grant County Tower 49.6%
- 2 New York ARTCC 52.9%
- 3 New York TRACON 65.1%
- 4 Fairbanks Tower 68.1%
- 5 Chicago O'Hare Tower 70.8%
- 6 Moisant Tower 73.2%
- 7 Kennedy Tower 74.1%
- 8 Northern California TRACON 74.7%
- 9 Dallas-Fort Worth TRACON 76.0%
- 10 Norfolk Tower 76.0%
Staffing by Facility Type
En Route Centers (ARTCCs), Approach Controls (TRACONs), Towers (ATCTs), and Up/Downs, which combine a Tower and Approach Control at one location.
| Type | Facilities | CPCs | Target | % of Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower | 144 | 2,257 | 2,470 | 91% |
| Up/Down | 119 | 2,533 | 3,026 | 84% |
| TRACON | 25 | 1,431 | 1,812 | 79% |
| En Route Center | 25 | 4,492 | 5,255 | 85% |
Staffing by Facility Level
Levels run from 4 to 12 and rise with the volume and complexity of a facility's traffic.
| Level | Facilities | CPCs | Target | % of Target | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 25 | 3,519 | 4,210 | 84% | 33% |
| 11 | 18 | 1,883 | 2,235 | 84% | 18% |
| 10 | 19 | 1,153 | 1,448 | 80% | 11% |
| 9 | 28 | 734 | 930 | 79% | 7% |
| 8 | 41 | 904 | 1,044 | 87% | 8% |
| 7 | 55 | 918 | 949 | 97% | 9% |
| 6 | 54 | 746 | 808 | 92% | 7% |
| 5 | 53 | 626 | 718 | 87% | 6% |
| 4 | 20 | 230 | 221 | 104% | 2% |