Major airports in the New York City area are experiencing delays due to volume, high winds and technical issues.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reports an 86-minute ground delay at JFK Airport caused by wind, along with a 15-minute departure delay over equipment problems.
The advisory applies to arrivals until October 21 at 11:59pm ET, with maximum delays reaching nearly nine hours.
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is experiencing delays due to high volume and compacted demand.
The FAA alert noted the advisory applies to arrivals until October 21 at 9:59pm, with maximum delays reaching 105 minutes, but are currently averaging 47 minutes.
The notice also warned that staffing after 7pm will be ‘slightly reduced.’
Thousands of air traffic controllers and TSA agents have called out of work amid the government shutdown, leaving many flights understaffed and adding to the delays.
The FAA said late Sunday that air traffic control staffing issues were delaying travel at airports in Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Newark as a government shutdown became the third-longest in history.
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Major airports in the New York City area are experiencing delays due to volume, high winds and equipment issues (STOCK)
It’s not clear, however, if the delays are directly tied to the shutdown. The FAA has faced long-standing staffing challenges, and air traffic controllers routinely worked significant overtime even before the shutdown began.
According to Cirium, an aviation data analytics company, more than 82 percent of US flights departed on time during the first 17 days of the shutdown.
Cirium noted that this level of on-time performance is considered average to above-average for the national airspace system.
EWR’s alert also noted that the delay applies only to flights that are departing from airports located within 1,000 nautical miles of the affected airport.
The FAA reported other US airports are experiencing issues on Monday, including Washington DC’s Reagan National Airport (DCA).
The advisory cited high volume and compact demand causing maximum delays of 54 minutes, with an average delay of 19 minutes.
