Nov 6 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration told airlines on Thursday to cut 4% of flights at 40 high-traffic airports starting Friday, according to a document seen by Reuters.

The level then increases by two percentage points each on Tuesday and next Thursday, reaching 10% on November 14.

The cuts, expected to impact hundreds of thousands of travelers, seek to address safety concerns due to a shortage of air traffic controllers during a record-setting U.S. government shutdown.

AIRPORTS AFFECTED

• Anchorage, Alaska - ANC - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

• Atlanta, Georgia - ATL - Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

• Boston, Massachusetts - BOS - Boston Logan International

• Baltimore, Maryland - BWI - Baltimore/Washington International

• Charlotte, North Carolina - CLT - Charlotte Douglas International

• Hebron, Kentucky - CVG - Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International

• Dallas, Texas - DAL - Dallas Love Field

• Arlington, Virginia - DCA - Ronald Reagan Washington National

• Denver, Colorado - DEN - Denver International

• Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas - DFW - Dallas/Fort Worth International

• Romulus, Michigan - DTW - Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

• Newark, New Jersey - EWR - Newark Liberty International

• Fort Lauderdale, Florida - FLL - Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International

• Honolulu, Hawaii- HNL - Honolulu International

• Houston, Texas - HOU - William P. Hobby Airport

• Dulles, Virginia - IAD - Washington Dulles International

• Houston, Texas - IAH - George Bush Houston Intercontinental

• Indianapolis, Indiana - IND - Indianapolis International

• New York, New York - JFK - New York John F. Kennedy International

• Las Vegas, Nevada - LAS - Las Vegas McCarran International

• Los Angeles, California - LAX - Los Angeles International

• New York, New York - LGA - New York LaGuardia

• Orlando, Florida - MCO - Orlando International

• Chicago, Illinois - MDW - Chicago Midway

• Memphis, Tennessee - MEM - Memphis International

• Miami, Florida – MIA – Miami International

• Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota – MSP – Minneapolis/St. Paul International

• Oakland, California – OAK – Oakland International

• Ontario, California – ONT – Ontario International

• Chicago, Illinois – ORD – Chicago O’Hare International

• Portland, Oregon – PDX – Portland International

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – PHL – Philadelphia International

• Phoenix, Arizona – PHX – Phoenix Sky Harbor International

• San Diego, California – SAN – San Diego International

• Louisville, Kentucky – SDF – Louisville International

• Seattle, Washington – SEA – Seattle/Tacoma International

• San Francisco, California – SFO – San Francisco International

• Salt Lake City, Utah – SLC – Salt Lake City International

• Teterboro, New Jersey – TEB – Teterboro

• Tampa, Florida – TPA – Tampa International

CUTS BY THE NUMBERS

• 1,800 flights and 268,000 airline seats are estimated to be cut per day when the full 10% reduction takes effect, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium.

• To meet the cuts on Friday, Delta said it would cancel about 170 flights, Southwest about 120 flights and American Airlines about 220 flights. United said it would cut 4% of flights but did not specify a number.

• Airlines can face a $75,000 fine for each flight operated over the limit, the FAA said. The agency threatened to impose cuts if carriers did not make cuts equitably across communities.

(Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington and Doyinsola Oladipo in New York; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

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