It ain't just Newark (New York Times 16 May 2025, via RISKS Digest 34.63):

The ongoing crisis at Newark Liberty International Airport has put a spotlight on the prolonged nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers. As of 7 May 2025, only two of 313 facilities --- one in Akron, Ohio, and another in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. --- met staffing targets set by the Federal Aviation Administration and the union representing controllers, according to union data obtained by The Times.