SUNDAY
4/21/2013
MONDAY
4/22/2013
TUESDAY
4/23/2013
WEDNESDAY
4/24/2013
THURSDAY
4/25/2013
FRIDAY
4/26/2013
SATURDAY
4/27/2013
TOTAL
2014 430 297 476 693 976 477 511 3,860
2013 1,149 2,660 2,000 2,113 2,429 2,113 296 12,760
2012 1,126 947 466 256 1,027 980 117 4,919
MARCH 2015 APRIL 2013 MAY 2012
TOTAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS 13,902 14,793 15,194
CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CONTROLLERS (CPCs) 10,993 12,738* 12,901*
CPC-IT (TRANSFERRED TO NEW FACILITY, IN TRAINING AGAIN) 1,229
DEVELOPMENTALS (INCLUDING AGs) 1,680 2,055 2,293
TOTAL ACADEMY GRADUATES (AGs) 751 675 666
TOTAL WITH FIVE YEARS OR LESS OF SERVICE 3,262
ELIGIBLE TO RETIRE 3,015
n i w . n a t c a . n e t
MAY 18-20, 2015
FLIGHT DELAYS DURING SEQUESTER FURLOUGH OF CONTROLLERS
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING NUMBERS
U.S. AVIATION BY THE NUMBERS
SOURCE: FAA, RETRIEVED 5/6/2013
SOURCE: FAA PAYROLL DATA
SOURCE: FAA DATA AND REPORTS
330% increase in flight delays between the same week in
2014 and 2013 (furloughs).
Almost 1,000 less controllers since April 2013 primarily due to sequester and
government shutdown (hiring freeze and shutdown of training academy).
The United States aviation system is an economic driver, contributing roughly
five percent to the nation's gross domestic product.
$1.5 TRILLION
....Contributed to the U.S. economy
11.8 MILLION ......Aviation-related jobs
756,300,000 ......Passengers served in 2014
134,700,000 .......Total operations forecasted by FAA for 2015
FACT:
FACT:
FACT:
FACT SHEET: MAY 2015
*Due to data limitations, this number includes both CPC-IT and full CPCs.
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