Map Shows Most Disrupted Airports After FAA Lifts National Ground Stop

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Newsweek has mapped out the airports facing the most disruption, according to Flightradar24’s live departure disruption ranking.

Airports in New York, Tennessee, Michigan, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri and Pennsylvania were left the most disrupted after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted a nationwide ground stop.

The FAA halted departures across the country on Friday over a telecommunications outage in what Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called an “emergency.” Air space reopened at 8:15 p.m. ET, but operations are still trying to recover.

FlightAware listed 3,395 cancellations and 1,008 delays for flights within, into or out of the United States as early Saturday morning.

Newsweek has mapped out the airports facing the most disruption, according to Flightradar24’s live departure disruption ranking below.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the reason for the halt is linked to technology being hooked up to the nation’s air traffic control system being overloaded by antiquated equipment.

That caused “intermittent” communications and radar gaps, leading to the flight shutdown of more than four hours, according to officials.

Transportation Secretary Duffy suggested more disruptions might occur. “We didn’t think we would have this kind of outage. We did,” he said.

The air traffic control modernization began last year after Congress approved $12.5 billion of funding. Duffy and the White House are pushing for $30 billion more to complete the work.

With disruption expected to last, the FAA said passengers should contact their airlines for information about their flights. Airlines are obligated to offer free rebooking on another flight for travelers who want to continue their journey, or a refund if their flight was canceled and they decide not to take the trip.

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