Arrivals to Orlando International Airport are facing significant ground delays, averaging 161 minutes, due to staffing issues, according to the Federal Aviation Administration National Airspace System Status Page.

The delays were expected to begin at 10 p.m. and continue until about 3 a.m. on Friday.

An air traffic control advisory on the FAA website Thursday said users could expect a period of time later in the evening Thursday when "no arrivals will be able to land as there will be no certified air traffic controllers available at MCO."

The FAA advisory says that all U.S. departures will be affected.

It comes as air traffic controllers are working without pay during the government shutdown.

For one MCO traveler, the first sign that something was wrong was when he tried to load his

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