2. Flight delays and cancellations

Don’t plan on getting where you want to on time. About 10 percent of air traffic controllers will be furloughed at any time, leading to longer waits on the runway — but not in a predictable pattern. Nineteen regional airports will lose their federal tower operations. Photo: Wesley Hitt, Getty Images

3. A disaster disaster

FEMA will lose $375 million from its disaster-relief budget. Texas and the rest of the Midwestern Tornado Alley can only hope for good weather this spring. Photo: Willoughby Owen, Getty Images/Flickr RF

4. Backed-up borders

The Department of Homeland Security warns of delays of four hours or more at U.S. ports of entry. You could be affected if your crossing the border from Mexico or Canada, taking a cruise, or arriving from an international flight. Photo: John Moore, Getty Images

5. Pain down the Pentagon supply chain

Defense-dependent states such as Virginia, Texas and Connecticut will be particularly hard-hit. In Virginia, for example, 90,000 civilian Defense Department workers could be furloughed. In Texas, that number is 52,000 — costing employees an estimated $274.8 million in lost pay. Modernization, maintenance and demolition projects at military facilities could be put on hold or canceled — an estimated $233 million in Texas Army spending alone. The Navy plans to reduce procurement of the Joint Strike Fighter and cancel Blue Angels Shows in Corpus Christi and Fort Worth. Some defense contractors already are laying off workers because of coming cuts in Pentagon outlays. Photo: U.S. Navy, Getty Images

6. Delays in receiving international shipments

If you’re waiting for that delivery from overseas — or if your company depends on imported parts or material — you’ll just have to wait longer. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano predicts that imported goods will be delayed at U.S. ports because of required furloughs. “When you slow down the inspection of containers by up to five days … that translates into lots and lots of jobs, good paying jobs, and those are going to be impacted,” she said. Photo: Thierry Dosogne, Getty Images

7. Spot shortages of meat

The administration has announced plans to furlough 2,100 food inspectors. That could lead to delays in inspecting meat, producing spot shortages over time and increasing the chance of food-borne illness. Photo: Vito Palmisano, Getty Images

8. Financial aid cuts

Primary and second schools will feel the pinch with reductions in Head Start and special education funding. But the greatest education-related impact will be felt by university students in need of financial aid. Federal work-study programs will be whacked, and low-income students could lose more than $300 from their Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants. Other students will face higher loan-origination fees the next time they secure a loan. Photo: Peter Glass, Getty Images

9. Mental illness funding cuts

Social programs from pre-school to health-care stand to lose 10 percent of more of their federal funding. That will force states and localities to either increase their contributions or face service cuts. One example: 373,000 mentally ill adults and children would be required to go without treatment if states don’t step in to replace lost federal revenues. Photo: Aurumarcus, Getty Images/Vetta

10. Disrupted vacations

This would not be the best year to take a spring break at a National Park or other federal recreational facility. With $110 million in cuts coming to the National Parks Service, reduced services and spot closures expected. Make sure to plan ahead and check ahead before you leave for vacation. Photo: Jacom Stephens, Getty Images