PHOENIX – The list of airports that will be required to reduce flights by 10% on Friday reportedly includes Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday that air traffic in 40 “high-volume markets” will be cut due to staffing shortages caused by the government shutdown.

The FAA will release the official list on Thursday, but multiple media outlets, including CBS News and ABC News, are reporting that Phoenix is on it.

Experts predict hundreds if not thousands of flights could be canceled. The cuts could represent as many as 1,800 flights and upwards of 268,000 seats combined, according to an estimate by aviation analytics firm Cirium.

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