The Federal Aviation Administration 's unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to figure out backup travel plans.

What You Need To Know • The Federal Aviation Administration's order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown is now in effect • Flights at 40 major airports including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are being cut Friday • The FAA says its goal is to reduce flights by up to 10% to ease pressure on unpaid air traffic controllers • Hundreds scheduled for Friday already have been canceled

The 40 airports selected by the FAA span more than two dozen states and include hubs such as Atlanta, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles and Charlo

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