diff --git a/airflow/metrics/otel_logger.py b/airflow/metrics/otel_logger.py
index c3633212cd278..ab61abb77ca8e 100644
--- a/airflow/metrics/otel_logger.py
+++ b/airflow/metrics/otel_logger.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 # Delimiter is placed between the universal metric prefix and the unique metric name.
 DEFAULT_METRIC_NAME_DELIMITER = "."
 
+_otel_logger_instance = None
 
 def full_name(name: str, *, prefix: str = DEFAULT_METRIC_NAME_PREFIX) -> str:
     """Assembles the prefix, delimiter, and name and returns it as a string."""
@@ -390,41 +391,45 @@ def poke_gauge(self, name: str, attributes: Attributes = None) -> GaugeValues:
 
 
 def get_otel_logger(cls) -> SafeOtelLogger:
-    host = conf.get("metrics", "otel_host")  # ex: "breeze-otel-collector"
-    port = conf.getint("metrics", "otel_port")  # ex: 4318
-    prefix = conf.get("metrics", "otel_prefix")  # ex: "airflow"
-    ssl_active = conf.getboolean("metrics", "otel_ssl_active")
-    # PeriodicExportingMetricReader will default to an interval of 60000 millis.
-    interval = conf.getint("metrics", "otel_interval_milliseconds", fallback=None)  # ex: 30000
-    debug = conf.getboolean("metrics", "otel_debugging_on")
-    service_name = conf.get("metrics", "otel_service")
-
-    resource = Resource.create(attributes={HOST_NAME: get_hostname(), SERVICE_NAME: service_name})
-
-    protocol = "https" if ssl_active else "http"
-    endpoint = f"{protocol}://{host}:{port}/v1/metrics"
-
-    log.info("[Metric Exporter] Connecting to OpenTelemetry Collector at %s", endpoint)
-    readers = [
-        PeriodicExportingMetricReader(
-            OTLPMetricExporter(
-                endpoint=endpoint,
-                headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
-            ),
-            export_interval_millis=interval,
-        )
-    ]
+    global _otel_logger_instance
+    if _otel_logger_instance is None:
+        host = conf.get("metrics", "otel_host")  # ex: "breeze-otel-collector"
+        port = conf.getint("metrics", "otel_port")  # ex: 4318
+        prefix = conf.get("metrics", "otel_prefix")  # ex: "airflow"
+        ssl_active = conf.getboolean("metrics", "otel_ssl_active")
+        # PeriodicExportingMetricReader will default to an interval of 60000 millis.
+        interval = conf.getint("metrics", "otel_interval_milliseconds", fallback=None)  # ex: 30000
+        debug = conf.getboolean("metrics", "otel_debugging_on")
+        service_name = conf.get("metrics", "otel_service")
+
+        resource = Resource.create(attributes={HOST_NAME: get_hostname(), SERVICE_NAME: service_name})
+
+        protocol = "https" if ssl_active else "http"
+        endpoint = f"{protocol}://{host}:{port}/v1/metrics"
+
+        log.info("[Metric Exporter] Connecting to OpenTelemetry Collector at %s", endpoint)
+        readers = [
+            PeriodicExportingMetricReader(
+                OTLPMetricExporter(
+                    endpoint=endpoint,
+                    headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+                ),
+                export_interval_millis=interval,
+            )
+        ]
 
-    if debug:
-        export_to_console = PeriodicExportingMetricReader(ConsoleMetricExporter())
-        readers.append(export_to_console)
+        if debug:
+            export_to_console = PeriodicExportingMetricReader(ConsoleMetricExporter())
+            readers.append(export_to_console)
 
-    metrics.set_meter_provider(
-        MeterProvider(
-            resource=resource,
-            metric_readers=readers,
-            shutdown_on_exit=False,
-        ),
-    )
+        metrics.set_meter_provider(
+            MeterProvider(
+                resource=resource,
+                metric_readers=readers,
+                shutdown_on_exit=False,
+            ),
+        )
 
-    return SafeOtelLogger(metrics.get_meter_provider(), prefix, get_validator())
+        _otel_logger_instance = SafeOtelLogger(metrics.get_meter_provider(), prefix, get_validator())
+    
+    return _otel_logger_instance
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