FAA to Reduce Air Traffic by 10% at Major Airports
🔃 Update: Here’s the list of airports:
- ANC — Anchorage International
- ATL — Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International
- BOS — Boston Logan International
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International
- CLT — Charlotte Douglas International
- CVG — Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
- DAL — Dallas Love Field
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National
- DEN — Denver International
- DFW — Dallas/Fort Worth International
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
- EWR — Newark Liberty International
- FLL — Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International
- HNL — Honolulu International
- HOU — William P. Hobby (Houston Hobby)
- IAD — Washington Dulles International
- IAH — George Bush Intercontinental (Houston)
- IND — Indianapolis International
- JFK — John F. Kennedy International (New York)
- LAS — Harry Reid International (Las Vegas)
- LAX — Los Angeles International
- LGA — LaGuardia (New York)
- MCO — Orlando International
- MDW — Chicago Midway International
- MEM — Memphis International
- MIA — Miami International
- MSP — Minneapolis–St. Paul International
- OAK — Oakland International
- ONT — Ontario International
- ORD — Chicago O’Hare International
- PDX — Portland International
- PHL — Philadelphia International
- PHX — Phoenix Sky Harbor International
- SAN — San Diego International
- SDF — Louisville International
- SEA — Seattle–Tacoma International
- SFO — San Francisco International
- SLC — Salt Lake City International
- TEB — Teterboro (New Jersey)
- TPA — Tampa International
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that it will reduce air traffic by 10% at many busy airports.
The cuts will affect 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning. The move comes as the FAA is aiming to maintain travel safety as air traffic controllers exhibit signs of strain during the ongoing government shutdown. They did not say which airports would be affected by the reductions.
Air traffic controllers have been working with no pay since the shutdown began Oct. 1. Most have been on duty six days a week while putting in mandatory overtime.
The FAA has already been delaying flights at some airports with more controllers calling in sick. To make things worse, there was already a shortage of more than 3,000 certified air traffic controllers.
