by Donald Wood
Last updated: 8:55 AM ET, Mon June 26, 2023
Flights to and from the Washington D.C. area were impacted
on Sunday after a communications equipment issue caused the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) to issue a ground stop.
According to Fox
Washington D.C., FAA officials revealed that air traffic control was
disrupted by a fire at Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control
(TRACON), forcing aviation authorities to issue the ground stop.
A Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokesperson
told Fox that Reagan National Airport, Dulles International Airport,
Baltimore/Washington International Airport and Richmond International Airport
were impacted by the ground stop.
FAA officials said inbound flights were temporarily diverted,
but arriving and departing service was restored by Sunday night.
“The FAA has paused departures to D.C.-area airports while
repairs to a communications system are made at Potomac Terminal Radar Approach
Control facility,” an FAA spokesperson said. “The facility has switched to a
backup system.”
The impacted flights in the Washington D.C. area came as the
United States experienced a high number of disruptions on Sunday. According to FlightAware.com,
more than 1,405 flights within, into or out of the U.S. were canceled and
another 9,651 were delayed.
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