America’s Biggest Cities To Be Affected by Cuts in Air Traffic Due to Shutdown

Some airline analysts are saying it is time to consider privatizing the air traffic control system to insulate it from politics.

An United Airlines flight arrives at O'Hare International Airport at Chicago on November 3, 2025. — An United Airlines flight arrives at O'Hare International Airport at Chicago on November 3, 2025. Nam Y. Huh/AP

PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Nov 6, 2025, 12:11 PM ET