FAA ground stop causes delays at Nebraska airports

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 14 Nov, 04:19 · Archive

The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop Friday following a telecommunications outage affecting air traffic control.

The FAA issued a nationwide ground stop Friday following a temporary telecommunications outage that affected all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. Airports in Omaha and Lincoln reported delays, with Lincoln grounding all commercial flights and those operating beyond a 25-mile radius. Central Nebraska Regional Airport also experienced delays. The FAA cited 'extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety' for the halt.

The ground stop lasted approximately 4.5 hours before being lifted around 7:30 p.m. An American Airlines flight to Dallas-Fort Worth departed from Lincoln at about 8:45 p.m., whilst a Southwest flight to Nashville was scheduled to depart Omaha at 9 p.m. Lincoln Airport had been placed on alert to potentially receive flights diverted from Chicago and Minneapolis, though no diversions ultimately occurred.

Saturday departures were already affected. Flights scheduled for Saturday morning from Omaha to Atlanta and Houston were cancelled. North Platte Regional Airport reported that United flights scheduled for Friday night and Saturday morning had been cancelled.

The ground stop was the first since January 2023, when a key FAA computer system malfunctioned, and the second since the September 2001 attacks. FAA technicians investigated the outage.

FAA ground stop causes delays at Nebraska airports — Image: 1011Now

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As flights resume, FAA ground stop to continue impacting Nebraska airports into SaturdayWhile the FAA lifted its hours-long ground stop on Friday night, flights in Nebraska were already showing cancellations for Saturday.1011Now · 14 Nov, 02:40
As flights resume, FAA ground stop to continue impacting Nebraska airports into SaturdayWhile the FAA lifted its hours-long ground stop on Friday night, flights in Nebraska were already showing cancellations for Saturday.WOWT · 14 Nov, 02:40
LIVE: Issues reported by FAA impacting Nebraska airportsAirports in Omaha and Lincoln were reporting several delays Friday after the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop.WOWT · 13 Nov, 21:59
LIVE: Issues reported by FAA impacting Nebraska airportsAirports in Omaha and Lincoln were reporting several delays Friday after the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop.1011Now · 13 Nov, 21:49

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