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Which airports are affected by forced US flight reductions?
1,800 flights and 268,000 airline seats are estimated to be cut per day when the full 10 percent reduction takes effect.
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Reuters - Thu, 06, Nov 2025
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Air travelers face the morning commute at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a day after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that he would order 10% of flights at 40 major U.S. airports to be cut starting Friday unless a deal to end the federal government shutdown is reached, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 6, 2025. / REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage
The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines on Nov. 6 to cut 4 percent of flights at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday, according to a document seen by Reuters.
The level then increases by two percentage points each on Nov. 11 and next Nov. 13, reaching 10 percent on Nov. 14.
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The cuts, expected to impact hundreds of thousands of travelers, seek to address safety concerns due to a shortage of air traffic controllers during a record-setting U.S. government shutdown.
Aiports affected
* Anchorage, Alaska - ANC - Ted Stevens AnchorageInternational Airport * Atlanta, Georgia - ATL - Hartsfield-Jackson AtlantaInternational * Boston, Massachusetts - BOS - Boston Logan International * Baltimore, Maryland - BWI - Baltimore/WashingtonInternational * Charlotte, North Carolina - CLT - Charlotte DouglasInternational * Hebron, Kentucky - CVG - Cincinnati/Northern KentuckyInternational * Dallas, Texas - DAL - Dallas Love Field * Arlington, Virginia - DCA - Ronald Reagan WashingtonNational * Denver, Colorado - DEN - Denver International * Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas - DFW - Dallas/Fort WorthInternational * Romulus, Michigan - DTW - Detroit Metropolitan WayneCounty * Newark, New Jersey - EWR - Newark Liberty International * Fort Lauderdale, Florida - FLL - Fort Lauderdale/HollywoodInternational * Honolulu, Hawaii- HNL - Honolulu International * Houston, Texas - HOU - William P. Hobby Airport * Dulles, Virginia - IAD - Washington Dulles International * Houston, Texas - IAH - George Bush HoustonIntercontinental * Indianapolis, Indiana - IND - Indianapolis International * New York, New York - JFK - New York John F. KennedyInternational * Las Vegas, Nevada - LAS - Las Vegas McCarran International * Los Angeles, California - LAX - Los Angeles International * New York, New York - LGA - New York LaGuardia * Orlando, Florida - MCO - Orlando International * Chicago, Illinois - MDW - Chicago Midway * Memphis, Tennessee - MEM - Memphis International * Miami, Florida – MIA – Miami International * Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota – MSP – Minneapolis/St.Paul International * Oakland, California – OAK – Oakland International * Ontario, California – ONT – Ontario International * Chicago, Illinois – ORD – Chicago O’Hare International * Portland, Oregon – PDX – Portland International * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – PHL – PhiladelphiaInternational * Phoenix, Arizona – PHX – Phoenix Sky Harbor International * San Diego, California – SAN – San Diego International * Louisville, Kentucky – SDF – Louisville International * Seattle, Washington – SEA – Seattle/Tacoma International * San Francisco, California – SFO – San FranciscoInternational * Salt Lake City, Utah – SLC – Salt Lake City International * Teterboro, New Jersey – TEB – Teterboro * Tampa, Florida – TPA – Tampa International
Cuts by the numbers
1,800 flights and 268,000 airline seats are estimated to be cut per day when the full 10 percent reduction takes effect,according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. To meet the cuts on Nov. 7, Delta said it would cancelabout 170 flights, Southwest about 120 flights and AmericanAirlines about 220 flights. United said it would cut 4 percent offlights but did not specify a number. Airlines can face a $75,000 fine for each flight operatedover the limit, the FAA said. The agency threatened to imposecuts if carriers did not make cuts equitably across communities.
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