A Colorado city has proposed to keep the nation’s third-busiest airport running by paying air traffic controllers out of its own pocket during the historic government shutdown, according to a report.

Denver’s proposal, which would need the green light from the Federal Aviation Administration, is meant to stop a steep 10% cut in flights ordered across major US airports at Denver International Airport, Mayor Mike Johnston told Politico on Thursday.

“The Denver Airport is maybe the largest economic driver in the Rocky Mountain West,” the Democrat told the outlet.

“It is critical to not just our quality of life, but to our economic health,” he added.

The airport, which is overseen by the city, formally requested a waiver from the FAA on Wednesday for permission to pay airport staff — bu

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