KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - The longer the Government shutdown lasts the more impact it will have on airports around the country.

While some have already seen flights and security lines affected, regional airports like the one on Killeen have not.

Operations at the Killeen Regional Airport have not been affected so far but they operate a little differently given their connection to Fort Hood.

< “We are a commercial services airport however, we are supported by the DOD air traffic control tower and the DOD firefighting services,” said Jarrod Provost, Asst. Dir. of Aviation, City Of Killeen.

Control towers at other airports are manned by the FAA.

The 6 American Airlines flights that leave Killeen each day travel to DFW and that is where the impact on Killeen could come from.

“Well, if it d

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