North Texas Airports could see flight cuts by Friday as the Federal Aviation Administration is planning to reduce airspace capacity to ensure safe

Due to the ongoing government shutdown and nationwide air traffic control staffing shortages, the FAA has directed airlines to reduce flight schedules to continue to maintain safe airspace operations beginning Friday, Nov. 7. Flights on Thursday, Nov. 6, will operate as planned.

Anyone flying out of either of the Dallas and Houston airports will be affected by the FAA cuts and reductions due to the government shutdown. Both Love Field and DFW in Dallas and Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental in Houston are on the list of airports across the country tat will see a noticeable reduction in flight offerings starting Friday,

The flight reductions will be phased in at the FAA's direction. Starting Friday, airlines will cut flights by 4% and continue to cut until they reach 10%.

We're tracking the latest updates from across Texas, and how that's impacting travel, and how the nationwide impacts are being felt here at home.

Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago along with hubs across the U.S. are among the 40 that will see flights cut starting Friday due to the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines and obtained by The Associated Press.

A shortage of air traffic controllers caused more flight disruptions Monday around the country as controllers braced for their first full missing paycheck during the federal government shutdown.