LEBANON, N.H. —

While there are travel disruptions at airports across the country during the shutdown, officials said essential air service at the Lebanon Municipal Airport will continue.

Cape Air operates six flights per day from the Upper Valley airport.

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The airline receives a federal subsidy for those flights because it's considered essential service. Those payments could stop Nov. 2, but airport officials said the flights won't be grounded.

“If the air carrier cannot operate without that subsidy, they do have the option of curtailing service, whether that means stopping altogether or decreasing the number of flights. Cape Air has indicated that they are going to continue to run all of their flight

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