Facility Spotlight

If you think you have a rough commute, try working at Nome, Alaska, Flight Service Station (OME). The seven NATCA members who comprise this 100 percent NATCA facility not only rotate shifts, they also rotate their […]

About 25 miles north of Seattle is the city of Everett, Wash., home to the 100 percent NATCA facility Everett Paine Field ATCT (PAE). According to the PAE NATCA Facility Representative, James Haugen, this facility has […]

There are 15 NATCA members who work in the tower located in Louisiana’s capital: Baton Rouge Ryan Field ATCT (BTR). Operations at this level 7 up/down facility in “The Capital City” run from 5 a.m. to […]

About 35 miles northeast of Sacramento lies the city of Cameron Park, Calif., home to Northern California TRACON (NCT). NCT is the home of 191 current NATCA members, putting the facility at 92 percent membership. This […]

Located in Broward County, Fla., along the Atlantic coast just north of Fort Lauderdale, is Pompano Beach. This city is home to Pompano Beach Federal Contract Tower (PMP), a 100 percent NATCA facility. Five controllers work […]

Halfway between Fresno, Calif. and Los Angeles, you will find the city of Bakersfield and in it, Meadows Field ATCT/TRACON (BFL). There are 24 controllers at this facility, located in “B-Town,” which recently reached 100 percent […]