Flights into and out of Orlando International Airport were delayed Thursday night because there were no available air traffic controllers, according to federal aviation advisories.

One of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s advisories said the airport was under a ground delay program from 10 p.m. through 3 a.m. Friday because of staffing issues.

Passengers can expect average delays of nearly three hours, another advisory said, with the longest delay expected to be nearly 12 hours.

The airport’s website showed numerous flight delays, with one Southwest flight from Orlando to Washington, D.C. that was expected to leave at 8:45 p.m. rescheduled for a 1:16 a.m. departure. It also showed a Spirit flight coming in from Newark, N.J. expected at 8:45 p.m. first delayed until after midni

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