Travelers at Hollywood Burbank Airport faced significant delays Monday as an air traffic controller staffing shortage tied to the federal government shutdown shifted operations to San Diego’s TRACON team.

Beginning at 4:15 p.m., the airport had no air traffic controllers in its tower, with the Federal Aviation Administration saying it was expected to remain unstaffed until about 10 p.m.

According to the FAA’s website, several measures were put in place, including ground delays at airports in other cities. The agency said departures to Burbank Airport were delayed an average of 151 minutes.

With no controllers, duties were handed off to TRACON, a departure team based in San Diego, which coordinated with pilots arriving and departing from Burbank Airport.

“As Secretary (Sean) Duffy said,

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