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

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Travelers walk though the terminal at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Travelers walk though the terminal at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Passengers move inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Passengers move inside Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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)
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)
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 check their flight status at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Travelers check their flight status at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A plane flies by a control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
A plane flies by a control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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)
Planes are seen at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Planes are seen at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
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11:05 AM on Friday, November 7

By The Associated Press

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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