U.S. airlines have canceled hundreds of flights and there will continue to be delays due to the ongoing government shutdown.

Flight Cancelations

This week, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered 40 major airports to reduce daily flights, lifting some pressure from air traffic controllers going unpaid during the shutdown. Orlando International Airport (MCO), the biggest Orlando airport which most tourists travel through, is among the 40.

According to Cirium data, over 700 flights had been canceled by 9 a.m. ET on Friday, November 7. That’s about 3% of the day’s schedule. (via CNBC)

The FAA’s order demands a decrease of 4% total on Friday, followed by 6% on Tuesday, 8% on Thursday, and a total of 10% on November 14.

Live data from FlightAware.com indicates Orlando had 29 flights canceled on Friday (as of 10 a.m.), about 2% of the schedule. 3% of flights were delayed. It hasn’t been hit as hard as other airports but that doesn’t account for flights into Orlando that may have been affected.

Update: FAA-Mandated Flight Reductions

• Flight schedules beginning Friday, Nov. 7 have been adjusted. If you’re traveling this weekend, you can go to the United app right now to check the status of your flight.

• If your flight is impacted, you will be automatically rebooked…

— United Airlines (@united) November 6, 2025

United and American both said they are aiming to keep long-haul international flights as scheduled. United added that they are avoiding canceling hub-to-hub flights. They are offering refunds and rebookings without penalty, as is Delta.

Due to the ongoing government shutdown, the FAA has directed airlines to reduce flight schedules to continue to maintain safe airspace operations beginning Friday, Nov. 7.

All flights today will operate as planned. We expect the vast majority of our customers’ travel will be…

— americanair (@AmericanAir) November 6, 2025

American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said on CNBC’s Squawk Box, “What we’ve done today is we tried to minimize the impact on all of our customers — there’s only 220 flights out of 6,200, flights, and we’ve done it in a way that really impacts our smaller aircraft. This level of cancellation is going to grow over time, and that’s something that is going to be problematic.”

Here is the full list of airports reducing flights:

1. ANC – Anchorage International
2. ATL – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
3. BOS – Boston Logan International
4. BWI – Baltimore/Washington International
5. CLT – Charlotte Douglas International
6. CVG – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International
7. DAL – Dallas Love
8. DCA – Ronald Reagan Washington National
9. DEN – Denver International
10. DFW – Dallas/Fort Worth International
11. DTW – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
12. EWR – Newark Liberty International
13. FLL – Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International
14. HNL – Honolulu International
15. HOU – Houston Hobby
16. IAD – Washington Dulles International
17. IAH – George Bush Houston Intercontinental
18. IND – Indianapolis International
19. JFK – New York John F. Kennedy International
20. LAS – Las Vegas McCarran International
21. LAX – Los Angeles International
22. LGA – New York LaGuardia
23. MCO – Orlando International
24. MDW – Chicago Midway
25. MEM – Memphis International
26. MIA – Miami International
27. MSP – Minneapolis/St. Paul International
28. OAK – Oakland International
29. ONT – Ontario International
30. ORD – Chicago O’Hare International
31. PDX – Portland International
32. PHL – Philadelphia International
33. PHX – Phoenix Sky Harbor International
34. SAN – San Diego International
35. SDF – Louisville International
36. SEA – Seattle/Tacoma International
37. SFO – San Francisco International
38. SLC – Salt Lake City International
39. TEB – Teterboro
40. TPA – Tampa International

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Shannen Ace