The U.S. government has once again entered a shutdown.

One of its most visible effects can be seen right at Denver International Airport, where essential federal workers are still expected to show up for work, without pay.

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees are considered essential. A spokesperson for DIA confirmed those workers are going unpaid in this year’s shutdown.

“TSA and FAA Air Traffic Control staff are required to continue working unpaid during a federal shutdown. That being said, we cannot guarantee that TSA and FAA staffing would not be affected,” the airport wrote.

The effects aren’t projected to have an immediate impact on travel — barring that the shutdown doesn’t last long.

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