(NewsNation) — Airports in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles are among 40 that are expected to see reduced flights, according to a preliminary list obtained by NewsNation.
The Federal Aviation Administration is planning to cut traffic by up to 10% at select airports if a deal is not reached to end the government shutdown by Friday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford announced this week.
Here’s the list, provided by a source with knowledge of the reduction:
- Anchorage International (ANC)
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)
- Boston Logan International (BOS )
- Baltimore/Washington International (BWI)
- Charlotte Douglas International (CLT)
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International (CVG)
- Dallas Love (DAL)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA)
- Denver International (DEN)
- Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DIW)
- Newark Liberty International (EWR)
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL)
- Honolulu International (HNL)
- Houston Hobby (HOU)
- Washington Dulles International (IAD)
- George Bush Houston Intercontinental (IAH)
- Indianapolis International (IND)
- New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK)
- Las Vegas McCarran International (LAS)
- Los Angeles International (LAX)
- New York LaGuardia (LGA)
- Orlando International (MCO)
- Chicago Midway (MDW)
- Memphis International (MEM)
- Miami International (MIA)
- Minneapolis/St. Paul International (MSP)
- Oakland International (OAK)
- Ontario International (ONT)
- Chicago O’Hare International (ORD)
- Portland International (PDX)
- Philadelphia International (PHL)
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX)
- San Diego International (SAN)
- Louisville International (SDF)
- Seattle/Tacoma International (SEA)
- Salt Lake City International (SLC)
- San Francisco International (SFO)
- Teterboro (TEB)
- Tampa International (TPA)
Slated to take effect Friday, the cuts will start at 4% and eventually ramp up to 10%, a source briefed on the matter confirmed to NewsNation.
“We’re not going to wait for a safety problem to truly manifest itself when the early indicators are telling us we can take action today to prevent things from deteriorating,” Bedford said at a news conference Wednesday.
As many as 1,800 flights and 268,000 seats could be affected, the Associated Press reported.
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