Government shutdown: New York, Los Angeles among 40 airports to be impacted by FAA's capacity cuts and flight cancellations. Check full list

Major airports across the US cancelled hundreds of flights Thursday in preparation for massive cuts to air traffic made by the Federal Aviation Administration amid the ongoing and historic government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights across the US as the agency deals with shortages of air traffic controllers during the longest government shutdown in history.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced that the Trump administration would be cutting 10% of flights at 40 "high impact" airports throughout the country. Airlines expected to cut at least 4% of Friday's flights at those airports and ramp up to 10% next week.

Over 700 flights had already been cancelled on Friday, the day cuts are due to begin. The FAA announced 40 of the country’s busiest airports across two dozen states, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, would be phasing in a 10 percent reduction in their flight schedules. The disruptions will affect service at many smaller airports, too, and by Thursday some travelers had already begun changing or canceling their itineraries.


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List of 40 airports impacted in US

The FAA's plan to slash airline capacity due to the government shutdown will hit some of the nation's busiest airports, including in Atlanta, Dallas, New York City and Los Angeles, the agency said Thursday. The cuts will be phased in starting Friday morning at 6 a.m. local time at airports, with airlines reaching the full 10% mark by next week, according to an emergency order issued Thursday by the FAA, as per CBS News.

The list includes many busy passenger airports in major cities and airline hubs, along with major cargo airports in Louisville, Memphis, Anchorage, and Ontario, California. It also features Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, which is popular with private jets and other general aviation flights.

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Here is a list of airports that will be impacted due to government shutdown

1 Anchorage International (ANC)
2 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)
3 Boston Logan International (BOS)
4 Baltimore/Washington International (BWI)
5 Charlotte Douglas International (CLT)
6 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG)
7 Dallas Love (DAL)
8 Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
9 Denver International (DEN)
10 Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)
11 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW)
12 Newark Liberty International (EWR)
13 Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL)
14 Honolulu International (HNL)
15 Houston Hobby (HOU)
16 Washington Dulles International (IAD)
17 George Bush Houston Intercontinental (IAH)
18 Indianapolis International (IND)
19 New York John F Kennedy International (JFK)
20 Las Vegas Harry Reid International (LAS)
21 Los Angeles International (LAX)
22 New York LaGuardia (LGA)
23 Orlando International (MCO)
24 Chicago Midway (MDW)
25 Memphis International (MEM)
26 Miami International (MIA)
27 Minneapolis/St Paul International (MSP)
28 Oakland International (OAK)
29 Ontario International (ONT)
30 Chicago O'Hare International (ORD)
31 Portland International (PDX)
32 Philadelphia International (PHL)
33 Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
34 San Diego International (SAN)
35 Louisville International (SDF)
36 Seattle/Tacoma International (SEA)
37 San Francisco International (SFO)
38 Salt Lake City International (SLC)
39 Teterboro (TEB)
40 Tampa International (TPA)