The federal government shutdown has been impacting air traffic control across the country, first affecting dozens of high-traffic airports nationwide.
But now, those effects are trickling down to smaller airports that are now also seeing significant delays with no end in sight.
It was a long wait for passengers trying to get to Phoenix on Monday, expecting to take off from the Stockton Metropolitan Airport after 12:30 p.m. in California’s Central Valley. That flight didn’t end up leaving until 2:30 p.m…