each shift is not equal... when I was doing it.. we had 7 "Crews" in the
Center.
on any given day... two crews for the morning and 2 for the evening shift..
one crew for the midnight shift.. that equals 5, and of course, the other
two were on there days off..

24/7

BT

"Casey Wilson" wrote in message
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"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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Casey Wilson wrote:
Hi,

Can you tell me or point me to a reference for how many ATC
personnel are on the active rolls? I'm hoping for a number that includes
towers, centers, and approach and departure -- the boys and girls that
talk to us pilots, admin and beauracracy excluded.

By the way, it only took about 30 seconds of poking at the FAA web page
to give up the answer I posted.

http://www.ama500.jccbi.gov/site/lib...2004/nov04.pdf

Thanks Ron, I guess I must have been poking in the wrong corners

The implication is that, considering three equally manned shifts, more
than 5,000 controllers are watching the skies over the United States for
us at any given time. Impressive.