Flight cancellation updates: FAA cuts have hit airports across the US as the shutdown persists

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Travelers in line for security at George Bush International Airport in Houston
TSA wait times have jumped in recent weeks amid the government shutdown

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The government shutdown is now disrupting travel plans for thousands.

These are the 40 airports where flights are being canceled due to the government shutdown

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Los Angeles International Airport is one of the many US airports facing delays as the Federal Aviation Administration reduces flights due to the shutdown, starting on Friday.
Los Angeles International Airport is one of the many US airports facing delays as the Federal Aviation Administration reduces flights due to the shutdown, starting on Friday.

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Airlines have been ordered to cancel thousands of flights due to the government shutdown. Here's what they're telling passengers.

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Passengers line up to check in at the LaGuardia Airport in New York, the United States, on Oct. 31, 2025.
Passengers lining up at New York's LaGuardia Airport last Friday.

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Sean Duffy Warns Some Airspace Could be Shut Down If Government Doesn’t Reopen

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Sean Duffy, US secretary of transportation, during a news conference in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Monday, Oct.

The government shutdown by the numbers — as it becomes tied for the nation's longest

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Capitol Hill building
This shutdown is the third-longest in history.

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NYC warns of hourslong delays at Newark over staffing shortages, says a full ground stoppage is possible

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Man at Newark Liberty Airport
Airports are experiencing delays and disruptions amid the US government shutdown.

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'Misery map' shows which major airports are getting hit the hardest with flight delays and cancellations

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Cancellations are high at metro New York airports like JFK.

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Istanbul Airport has sleep pods, therapy dogs, and the world's biggest terminal. Its CEO explains how it went from zero to the world's best in 5 years.

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A view of international departures terminal at Istanbul Airport during the rush ahead of Eid al-Adha in Istanbul, Turkiye on June 14, 2024
Istanbul Airport opened in 2019.

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One of Delta's main hub airports is making very clear what it thinks of Kristi Noem's TSA video about the government shutdown

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Travelers wait in line for departures at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) on December 1, 2024 in Romulus, Michigan.
Travelers waiting in line at Detroit Metropolitan Airport.

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Major airports refuse to play a TSA video of Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government shutdown

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U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on October 08, 2025 in Washington, DC
Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security.

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