BURBANK, Calif. (KABC) -- There were frustrating delays and cancellations on Monday evening at Hollywood Burbank Airport and other U.S. airports as the government shutdown triggered a shortage of air traffic controllers.

From 4:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, there were no air traffic controllers in the Burbank tower, and operations were instead run remotely by Southern California TRACON, an approach and departure team out of San Diego.

Southern California TRACON already remotely handles a lot of the air traffic in SoCal.

Normally, you wouldn't see much activity at Burbank Airport at night due to a voluntary curfew starting at 10 p.m. But at 11 p.m. on Monday, planes were still taking off at the airport due to delays and cancellations.

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