Government shutdown leaves LA area airport without air traffic controllers for hours

Published October 7, 2025 11:05am ET



Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles had no air traffic controllers in the air traffic control tower for several hours on Monday amid a shortage of them during the federal government shutdown.

From about 4:15 p.m. to 10 p.m., the air traffic control tower was unmanned. Flights out of the airport were delayed an average of two hours and 30 minutes due to the staffing shortage.

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