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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)
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)
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)
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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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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