Narrative:

No particular aircraft involved. I was working a very busy VFR sector and receiving calls from henderson tower for clearance requests. Also I had to walk over to flight data to amend a few flight plans. We are grossly understaffed at our facility and often have to close crucial position such as handoff position; coordinator; and flight data is almost never open. Our traffic continues to grow and our staffing numbers continue to decrease. We are the 5TH busiest airport in the country and we are working at least 15 people short right now. Closing these position due to poor staffing is a major safety issue that is not being addressed by our management at the facility and the FAA as a whole.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: L30 CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING THE STAFFING LEVELS AND ABILITY TO KEEP POS OPERATIONAL.

Narrative: NO PARTICULAR ACFT INVOLVED. I WAS WORKING A VERY BUSY VFR SECTOR AND RECEIVING CALLS FROM HENDERSON TWR FOR CLRNC REQUESTS. ALSO I HAD TO WALK OVER TO FLT DATA TO AMEND A FEW FLT PLANS. WE ARE GROSSLY UNDERSTAFFED AT OUR FACILITY AND OFTEN HAVE TO CLOSE CRUCIAL POS SUCH AS HDOF POS; COORDINATOR; AND FLT DATA IS ALMOST NEVER OPEN. OUR TFC CONTINUES TO GROW AND OUR STAFFING NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DECREASE. WE ARE THE 5TH BUSIEST ARPT IN THE COUNTRY AND WE ARE WORKING AT LEAST 15 PEOPLE SHORT RIGHT NOW. CLOSING THESE POS DUE TO POOR STAFFING IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY OUR MGMNT AT THE FACILITY AND THE FAA AS A WHOLE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.