Air travelers at San Diego International Airport are advised to check their flight status before arriving due to potential flight disruptions caused by the FAA's order to reduce flights up to 10% at 40 major airports due to staffing pressures during the ongoing government shutdown.

As of 5 p.m., San Diego had seen 100 cancellations for flights within, into or out of the United States, and nearly 300 flights delayed, far more than the last couple of days, according to data provided by the website FlightAware.com.

The San Diego International Airport confirmed that they are among the 40 major U.S. airports whose flight schedules may be reduced by up to 10% as ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Travelers flying to or from San Diego International Airport could experience flight delays or cancellations starting Friday as the cutbacks in flight capacity began at 40 major airports nationally.

Tower staffing issues on Sunday were blamed for delaying many flight arrivals and departures at International Airport, officials said.

Travelers in and out of San Diego International Airport on Tuesday were being impacted by several flight delays. The airport recorded 78 delayed flights as of 8:07 p.m., according to FlightAware. Southwest recorded the majority of the delays in and out of San Diego. However, multiple airlines were affected and experienced delays.

San Diego International Airport could see approximately 60 fewer daily flights as the FAA implements a 10% reduction at 40 airports nationwide due to the government shutdown.

Travelers at San Diego Airport were filmed unclogging a baggage carousel amid shutdown chaos—but officials say it wasn’t related.

Airlines are optimistic they can resume normal operations within a few days once the government lifts its order to cut some flights at 40 busy airports