FAA scales back flights at 40 airports. See the impact in photos

An airplane descends into landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
An airplane descends into landing at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Passengers self check in at the American Airlines counter at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Passengers self check in at the American Airlines counter at Orlando International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
People wait for American Airlines flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
People wait for American Airlines flights at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Ill., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport in New York, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport in New York, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
A traveler sleeps at Laguardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
A traveler sleeps at Laguardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Travelers line up at a TSA check at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Travelers line up at a TSA check at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A traveler checks the status of their flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A traveler checks the status of their flight at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
American Eagle and American Airlines planes sit at gates at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
American Eagle and American Airlines planes sit at gates at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
A passenger flying with Arajet to Santo Domingo waits to check in at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A passenger flying with Arajet to Santo Domingo waits to check in at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Travelers wait at a security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Travelers wait at a security checkpoint at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Arriving passengers are silhouetted as they get off a tram at the Tampa International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Arriving passengers are silhouetted as they get off a tram at the Tampa International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Passengers use the elevator at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Passengers use the elevator at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
Travelers wait at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
A traveler checks the flight schedule at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
A traveler checks the flight schedule at LaGuardia International Airport on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)
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Flights at 40 major U.S. airports, including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, were cut Friday as airlines complied with the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown.

This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

 

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