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One-third of air traffic control (ATC) facilities operated by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had staffing shortfalls of at least 10 percent in the 2024 fiscal year — a condition that led to increased overtime, longer work weeks, and controller fatigue, according to a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
The FAA employs about 14,000 controllers who work…
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