Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan 2025-2028

Thursday, July 31, 2025
2025
Section 221 of Public Law 108-176

Update for 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to hire and train several thousand air traffic controllers over the next several years. FAA's controller workforce reached 14,264 in fiscal 2024. The FAA hired 1,811 new controllers in fiscal 2024, and has hired more than 5,700 controllers over the last five years.