DIA says it is working with federal agency to “understand specific impacts, including whether DEN will be one of the 40 airports affected.”

The Denver International Airport is seeking permission from the federal government to pay for the salaries of air traffic controllers amid news that the Federal Aviation Administration plans to reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.

DIA officials on Wednesday were bracing as the Trump administration ordered a reduction in air traffic at major hubs later this week.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced the specific airports that will see flight cuts as the department seeks to maintain air safety across the nation, and Denver International made the

Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport is one of the airports where the FAA plans to cut flight capacity due to air traffic control shortages. What we know.

Denver is proposing to pay air traffic controllers during the government shutdown to prevent a reduction in flights at the nation’s third busiest airport. If allowed by the FAA, the move would enable Denver to avoid the 10 percent cut in flight operations that the agency has ordered at U.

Large numbers of flights have been canceled at major airports across California on the first day of the Federal Aviation Administration reducing air traffic in a bid to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay during the ongoing government shutdown.