BURBANK, Calif. -- Southern California's Hollywood Burbank Airport is bracing for impacted operations as air traffic controllers begin to call out in greater numbers due to the government shutdown.

Beginning at 4:15 p.m. Monday, Hollywood Burbank Airport will have no air traffic controllers in their tower, ABC News has learned.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) anticipates the airport will be without air traffic controllers until 10 p.m., though they are trying to bring in staffing sooner than that.

Eyewitness News spoke to Burbank Airport air traffic controllers, who confirmed they will be heading home at 4:15 p.m. and the tower will then be unstaffed. They said they will be handing off their duties to Southern California TRACON, an approach and departure team out of San Diego

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