Flight cancellations at Orlando’s MCO, Florida’s other major airports
RESIDENTS AND FANS ACROSS THE REGION. THIS AFTERNOON, FLIGHTAWARE IS REPORTING MORE THAN A THOUSAND CANCELLATIONS AND 17,000 DELAYS AS THE FAA FORESEES A SLOWDOWN AT AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT’S PART OF AN ATTEMPT TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON AIRPORTS AND AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS. JUST TODAY, TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY SAID AN END TO THE SHUTDOWN WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTORE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS, AND THEY WILL TAKE TIME TO GET STAFFING BACK UP. AMONG THE AIRLINES TO BE IMPACTED BY THE FAA OR AIRPORTS, I SHOULD SAY. IS ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL, WHICH STARTED REDUCING THEIR FLIGHTS TODAY BY ABOUT 4%. SO LET’S GO LIVE TO WESH 2’S LUANA MUNOZ AT MCO THIS AFTERNOON. AND LUANA, YOU’VE BEEN WATCHING THE CROWDS THERE. I THINK A LOT OF NERVOUS TRAVELERS PROBABLY RIGHT NOW. OH, ABSOLUTELY. THAT IS YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD. NANCY DEFINITELY. PEOPLE ARE FEELING THE IMPACTS. JUST THE NERVOUSNESS ALONE. EARLIER TODAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE NOT BEING IMPACTED. BUT THE BIG BOARD BEHIND ME SLOWLY STARTING TO CHANGE AS YOU’RE SEEING MORE RED, THAT MEANS FLIGHTS ARE BEING DELAYED. THIS AS THE AIRPORT CUTS BACK ON 29 FLIGHTS TODAY ALONE. I’VE BEEN CHECKING MY PHONE FREQUENTLY TO MAKE SURE OUR FLIGHT WAS STILL ACTIVE, NOT CANCELED, AND LOOKS LIKE WE’RE GOING TO BE GOOD TO GO. TRAVELERS AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WERE CHECKING THEIR FLIGHT STATUS AND SHOWING UP SEVERAL HOURS EARLY. MCO BEGAN REDUCING AIR TRAFFIC FRIDAY AT THE REQUEST OF THE FAA, AS THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN CONTINUES, OFFICIALS AT MCO EXPECT 29 FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS FRIDAY, WITH THE FULL 10% REDUCTION IN AIR TRAFFIC STARTING NEXT WEEK. I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST ARRIVING EARLY AND BEING PATIENT AND JUST KNOWING THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS WHAT’S GOING ON. THIS IS THE STATE THAT WE’RE IN RIGHT NOW, AND THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. AIRLINES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ALREADY FACING MAJOR DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS, WITH PASSENGERS GETTING MESSAGES LIKE THESE. AND THEN CHANGE TO 1130 CHANGED TO THREE. CRYSTAL WHITAKER ARRIVED AT MCO FRIDAY AFTER STARTING HER TRIP THURSDAY MORNING IN SAN DIEGO. SHE’D BEEN TRAVELING MORE THAN 24 HOURS. HAD A CONNECTION IN DALLAS, AND THAT’S WHERE THINGS STARTED TO GO SIDEWAYS. SPENT ALL DAY IN AIRPORT YESTERDAY, AND BY THE TIME I GOT TO DALLAS, THERE WERE NO FLIGHTS TO ORLANDO. SO THE AIRLINE DID GIVE ME A VOUCHER FOR A HOTEL AND AN UBER AND A MEAL. PASSENGERS SAY THEY’RE GRATEFUL TO BEAT WHAT THEY BELIEVE WILL BE ROUGH TIMES IN THE COMING WEEKS, ESPECIALLY WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL STILL AROUND THE CORNER. I HAVE A INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT FOR FOR THANKSGIVING AND I’M NERVOUS ABOUT IT, SO I’M GOING TO GO TRY TO SEE MAKE SURE ALL THE MEASURES ARE IN PLACE THAT I CAN STILL TAKE THAT FLIGHT, OR I’LL RECONSIDER BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO GET STUCK. AND AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW, TSA WAIT TIMES, THERE ARE ABOUT AVERAGE 16 TO 19 MINUTES. SO THEY’RE DOING OKAY. THE FEDERAL AVIATION AUTHORITY BOARD SAYS THAT MCO IS DOING FINE FOR NOW. THEY’RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT THEIR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT PAY, HAVE CONTINUED TO SHOW UP FOR THE JOB. BUT AGAIN, TODAY, JUST A 4% REDUCTION. NEXT WEEK, THINGS ARE GOING TO GET MUCH TOUGHER. COVERING ORANGE COUNTY. LIVE FROM ORLAN
Flight cancellations at Orlando’s MCO, Florida’s other major airports
Updated: 4:12 PM EST Nov 7, 2025
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is one of the 40 U.S. airports reducing air traffic at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the transportation secretary as the government shutdown continues.MCO has a 4% reduction in place as of Friday morning. A 10% reduction is planned next week. Flight cancellations at Orlando’s MCO(Data from flightaware.com)Friday, Nov. 7Total delays at Orlando International: 171Total cancellations at Orlando International: 29Saturday, Nov. 8 Total delays at Orlando International: 1 Total cancellations at Orlando International: 29 Flight cancellations at Tampa’s TPAFriday, Nov. 7Total delays at Tampa Intl: 66Total cancellations at Tampa Intl: 20Saturday, Nov. 8 Total delays at Tampa Intl: 0 Total cancellations at Tampa Intl: 21Flight cancellations at Fort Lauderdale’s FLL Friday, Nov. 7Total delays at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 112Total cancellations at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 19Saturday, Nov. 8 Total delays at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 1 Total cancellations at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 19
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Orlando International Airport (MCO) is one of the 40 U.S. airports reducing air traffic at the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the transportation secretary as the government shutdown continues.
MCO has a 4% reduction in place as of Friday morning. A 10% reduction is planned next week.
Flight cancellations at Orlando’s MCO
(Data from flightaware.com)
Friday, Nov. 7
Total delays at Orlando International: 171
Total cancellations at Orlando International: 29
Saturday, Nov. 8
Total delays at Orlando International: 1
Total cancellations at Orlando International: 29
Flight cancellations at Tampa’s TPA
Friday, Nov. 7
Total delays at Tampa Intl: 66
Total cancellations at Tampa Intl: 20
Saturday, Nov. 8
Total delays at Tampa Intl: 0
Total cancellations at Tampa Intl: 21
Flight cancellations at Fort Lauderdale’s FLL
Friday, Nov. 7
Total delays at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 112
Total cancellations at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 19
Saturday, Nov. 8
Total delays at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 1
Total cancellations at Fort Lauderdale Intl: 19