The FAA announced it will begin limiting flights at 40 major airports nationwide starting Friday due to air traffic controller shortages caused by the ongoing government shutdown.

Major airports in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more are included in the list of sites facing flight reductions, according to reports from ABC News and CBS News, which cited anonymous sources. The USA TODAY Network has reached out to the U.S. Department of Transportation and the FAA.

At the Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport, officials say they, like passengers, are still learning what the FAA’s proposed flight cuts could mean in the coming days. “The situation is very fluid. Basically, a potential reduction of flights or flight capacity,

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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced 40 major airports would face a 10% cut in flights. See the full list of impacted airports.

Virginia is one of the states with the highest number of air traffic controllers, with approximately 1,110 employed.

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All flights were put on hold after the apparent threat was reported on a plane that had just landed from Houston.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston is among the 40 airports nationwide that will see a 10 percent reduction in scheduled flights during the government shutdown. The FAA will begin imposing the reduction for the 40 airports beginning Friday.