Map shows airports with the most canceled flights due to the government shutdown

"The Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order on Thursday, mandating a 10% reduction in flights at 40 of the busiest airports in the US. Air traffic controllers have been working without pay since the shutdown began. After 38 days, more of them are calling off sick, leading to staffing shortages. Business Insider produced a map showing the number of flights canceled at each of the 40 airports as of 6 a.m. ET on Friday, using data from the aviation analytics firm Cirium."

"Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport experienced the highest number of cancellations, with 76. It's the world's busiest airport and Delta Air Lines' main hub. It is closely followed by Chicago O'Hare and Denver International Airports, both of which had 66 cancellations, per Cirium. Both airports are United Airlines hubs, while O'Hare also has a major American Airlines presence. Regional and other domestic flights are the most impacted. The FAA said it did not require a reduction in international flights."

An FAA emergency order mandated a 10% reduction in flights at 40 of the busiest U.S. airports because air traffic controllers working without pay amid a government shutdown increasingly called off sick, creating staffing shortages. The reduction primarily affected regional and domestic flights; international flights were not required to be reduced. Aviation analytics data show hundreds of cancellations: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International had 76 cancellations, Chicago O'Hare and Denver International had 66 each. Flight tracking reported about 202 U.S.-related cancellations on Thursday and more than 820 on Friday.

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