"Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) anticipates the airport will be without air traffic controllers until 10 p.m., though they are trying to bring in staffing sooner than that. Eyewitness News spoke to Burbank Airport air traffic controllers, who confirmed they will be heading home at 4:15 p.m. and the tower will then be unstaffed."
"They said they will be handing off their duties to Southern California TRACON, an approach and departure team out of San Diego, who will talk to the pilots who will be landing and taking off at Burbank Airport. Officials are hoping for minimal impacts on travelers, but it's unclear what the extent of the impacts may be. According to an FAA advisory, there are multiple staffing triggers in place, including ground delays at airports in Denver, Detroit, Indianapolis and Phoenix."
Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in its control tower beginning at 4:15 p.m., with the FAA expecting the gap to last until 10 p.m. Controllers will hand off responsibilities to Southern California TRACON in San Diego to communicate with arriving and departing pilots. Officials expect minimal impacts but acknowledge uncertainty about the extent of disruptions. FAA advisories cite staffing triggers and ground delays at multiple airports. Control towers and TSA remain staffed, but unpaid staff strain could lengthen security lines and produce flight interruptions, echoing effects from the 2018–2019 shutdown.
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