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AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER STAFFING NUMBERS
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
FLIGHT DELAYS DURING SEQUESTER FURLOUGH OF CONTROLLERS
FACT: 330 percent more flight delays between the same week in 2013 (furloughs) and 2014.
FACT: There are almost 1,000 fewer CPCs since April 2013, primarily due to stop-and-go funding and the
FAA's unstable, unpredictable funding stream.
FACT: The United States aviation system is an economic driver, contributing roughly 5 percent to the
nation's gross domestic product.
U.S. AVIATION BY THE NUMBERS
$1.5 TRILLION
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.... Contributed to the U.S. economy
11.8 MILLION
3
...... Aviation-related jobs
965,000,000¹ ...... Passengers served in 2017
135,426,233
2
........ Total operations
FACT SHEET: MAY 2018
Source: FAA Finance Staffing Data Snapshot, FAA Controller Workforce Plan
Sources: ¹Dept. of Transportation;
2
FAA Administrator's Fact Book, May 2018;
3
The Economic Impact of Civil Aviation on the U.S. Economy (January 2015)
*As of March 31, 2018
CPC: Certified Professional Controller
CPC-IT: Certified Professional Controller in Training (fully certified elsewhere, transferred to a new facility and began training there)
DEV: Developmental (trainee)
AG: Graduate of the FAA Initial Classroom Training Academy in Oklahoma City, newly hired, and started at their first facility as a trainee
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