Los Angeles Center ZLA
Los Angeles Center (ZLA) is the FAA air route traffic control center (ARTCC) that handles en route traffic in its airspace. Public NASR records list 30 remote radio sites (RCAG) that let its controllers talk to aircraft, in AZ, CA, NV, UT, and 16 airports where the center itself is the published approach control.
Remote radio sites (30)
Frequencies as published, with the altitude stratum the FAA lists for each (low, high or ultra-high). The emergency frequencies 121.5 and 243.0 are left out.
| Site | State | Frequencies |
|---|---|---|
| Seligman | AZ | 124.85 (low), 133.2 (high), 319.2 (low), 348.65 (high) |
| Yuma | AZ | 126.775 (high), 307.8 (high) |
| Bakersfield | CA | 127.1 (low), 317.7 (low) |
| Baldwin Hills | CA | 132.85 (low), 307.15 (ultra-high), 322.4 (low) |
| Barstow | CA | 125.725 (high), 126.35 (low), 132.5 (low), 133.55 (high), 134.65 (low), 279.6 (high), 284.7 (low), 290.2 (low), 307.15 (ultra-high), 351.9 (high), 360.65 (low) |
| Blythe | CA | 127.525 (high), 134.475 (high), 269.05 (high), 371.85 (high) |
| Daggett | CA | |
| Edom Hill | CA | 126.7 (high), 133.75 (low), 353.65 (low) |
| Gaviota | CA | 307.15 (ultra-high), 369.9 (high) |
| Julian | CA | 126.775 (high), 127.525 (high), 307.8 (high), 371.85 (high) |
| Keeler | CA | 124.625 (low/high), 377.1 (low/high) |
| Laguna | CA | 119.95 (high), 125.65 (low/high), 128.15 (low), 128.6 (low), 277.4 (high), 285.6 (low), 291.7 (low), 307.15 (high), 346.4 (low/high), 354.1 (low) |
| Lebec | CA | 128.375 (high), 135.3 (high), 263.0 (high), 335.575 (low), 372.0 (high) |
| Needles | CA | |
| Ontario | CA | 125.65 (low), 346.4 (low) |
| Palmdale | CA | 125.275 (low), 132.5 (low), 284.7 (low), 351.675 (low) |
| Peach Springs | CA | 128.075 (high), 323.2 (high) |
| Pleasants Peak | CA | 119.95 (high), 125.275 (low), 132.85 (low), 277.4 (high), 322.4 (low), 351.7 (low) |
| Riverside | CA | 126.35 (low), 290.2 (low) |
| Saddle Peak | CA | 125.8 (low), 132.6 (low), 307.1 (low) |
| San Luis Obispo | CA | 119.05 (low), 269.5 (low) |
| Santa Barbara | CA | 119.05 (low), 126.525 (high), 132.15 (high), 135.5 (low), 269.5 (low), 327.1 (low), 338.3 (high), 346.3 (high) |
| Santa Catalina | CA | 134.575 (low), 354.1 (low) |
| Santa Maria | CA | 121.9 (low) |
| Twentynine Palms | CA | 126.35 (low), 128.15 (low), 133.2 (high), 285.6 (low), 290.2 (low), 348.65 (high) |
| Whittier | CA | 125.275 (low), 351.7 (low) |
| Mount Potosi | NV | 124.625 (low/high), 132.625 (high), 307.15 (ultra-high), 352.05 (high), 377.1 (low/high) |
| Nelson | NV | 118.025 (high), 124.2 (low), 124.85 (low), 127.35 (high), 128.075 (high), 134.65 (low), 317.4 (high), 319.2 (low), 323.2 (low), 343.6 (low), 360.65 (low) |
| Tonopah | NV | 124.625 (low), 377.1 (low) |
| Cedar City | UT | 124.2 (low), 127.35 (high), 135.25 (high), 135.55 (high), 257.675 (high), 299.2 (high), 307.15 (low/high), 343.6 (low), 346.3 (high) |
Airports where Los Angeles Center provides approach service (16)
| Airport | City |
|---|---|
| Avi Suquilla (P20) | Parker, AZ |
| Colorado City Municipal Airport (KAZC) | Colorado City, AZ |
| Grand Canyon National Park Airport (KGCN) | Grand Canyon, AZ |
| Kingman Airport (KIGM) | Kingman, AZ |
| Lake Havasu City Airport (KHII) | Lake Havasu City, AZ |
| Laughlin Bullhead International Airport (KIFP) | Bullhead City, AZ |
| Valle (40G) | Grand Canyon, AZ |
| Barstow Daggett Airport (KDAG) | Daggett, CA |
| Big Bear City (L35) | Big Bear City, CA |
| Blythe Airport (KBLH) | Blythe, CA |
| Borrego Valley (L08) | Borrego Springs, CA |
| Needles Airport (KEED) | Needles, CA |
| Twentynine Palms Airport (KTNP) | Twentynine Palms, CA |
| Mesquite (67L) | Mesquite, NV |
| Kanab Municipal Airport (KKNB) | Kanab, UT |
| St George Regional Airport (KSGU) | St George, UT |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 12 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 12 facility was paid between $130,212 and $175,785 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.
Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-1, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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