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Burbank Airport resumes flights after hours with no air traffic controllers amid government shutdown

Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air traffic control tower was temporarily unmanned Monday.
(Alex Horvath / Los Angeles Times)

By Clara Harter
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Published Oct. 6, 2025 Updated Oct. 7, 2025 10:19 AM PT
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* Hollywood Burbank Airport’s air traffic control tower was temporarily unmanned due to staffing shortages.
* Air traffic controllers are working without pay during the shutdown, leading to an uptick in workers calling out sick.
* Outgoing flights were delayed an average of two hours and 31 minutes, with 12 flights canceled.

Flights have resumed at Hollywood Burbank Airport after its air traffic control tower was temporarily unmanned Monday and dozens of flights were delayed or canceled due to staffing shortages amid the ongoing government shutdown.

“Things are back to normal,” said airport spokesperson Mike Christensen, noting that there were no lengthy delays to departures or arrivals Tuesday morning.

In total, 56 flights arriving and departing out of Burbank were delayed and 12 flights were canceled after 4 p.m. Monday, Christensen said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that air traffic control staffing shortages caused delays at multiple airports, including Newark Liberty International Airport, Denver International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has warned that flights across the country could be disrupted as a result of the government shutdown that began Wednesday.

Air traffic controllers are required to work unpaid through the shutdown and do not obtain retroactive pay until it ends. Over the last few days, Duffy said, the FAA had seen a “slight tick-up” in staffers calling out sick.

“Is our airspace unsafe? No,” Duffy told reporters Monday at a news conference at Newark Liberty International Airport. “If we think there’s issues in the airspace, we will shut it down... We will delay.”

The last time there were significant disruption to flights during a federal shutdown was in January 2019. About 35 days into a shutdown, the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted flights into LaGuardia Airport in New York City after a large number of air traffic controllers called in sick.

The abrupt stop of flights landing at LaGuardia only lasted 82 minutes, but it upped pressure on politicians to come to a deal. Hours later, President Trump announced that he and congressional leaders had agreed to temporarily end the shutdown.

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On Monday, outgoing flights at Hollywood Burbank Airport were delayed an average of two hours and 31 minutes around 5 p.m. due to staffing shortages and runway construction, according to the FAA. At that time, the longest delay reported was three hours and 55 minutes.

FAA spokesperson Kristen Alsop said that staffing shortages were the main issue contributing to the delays.

Although the air traffic control tower was unmanned, Southern California TRACON controls air traffic in the airport’s airspace, Alsop said. The San Diego-based organization is operated by the FAA and uses radar technology to ensure the safe flow of planes through airspace surrounding dozens of airports across Southern California.

Gov. Gavin Newsom was quick to point blame at Trump for the staffing challenges.

“Thanks,@realDonaldTrump! Burbank Airport has ZERO air traffic controllers from 4:15pm to 10pm today because of YOUR government shutdown,” he said in a statement on X.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Assn., the union representing air controllers, called the ongoing issues at Hollywood Burbank Airport “the latest example of how fragile our aviation system is in the midst of a national shortage of these critical safety professionals.”

“NATCA has consistently warned that the controller staffing shortage leaves the system vulnerable, and today’s events underscore the urgent need to accelerate training and hiring,” the union said in a statement to The Times.

The union said that nearly 11,000 air traffic controllers were continuing to work without pay during the shutdown, many of whom are working 10-hour shifts up to six days a week. NATCA said it was working with the FAA to mitigate disruptions for travelers and would continue to fight to increase hiring rates of air traffic controllers.

Monday marked the sixth day of the government shutdown, during which hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed or are working without pay, and many agency operations have been suspended or scaled back.

Times staff writer Jenny Jarvie contributed to this report.