Computer outage at FAA center in DC delays local flights

“The FAA is diagnosing an automation problem at an air traffic center in Leesburg, VA”, the agency said in a statement.

Baltimore-Washington worldwide Thurgood Marshall Airport said flight arrivals and departures are limited there, as at Washington’s Reagan National Airport and Dulles global Airport.

Travelers encountering flight delays after a technical problem grounded planes in New York City and Washington are taking it in stride.

Passengers crowd the boarding areas after several flights were delayed due to an air traffic control problem.

More than 200 flights were canceled at airports along the U.S. East Coast on Saturday due to a problem with a flight-tracking system in the Washington, D.C. area, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA says it is directing high-altitude flights around the affected airspace.

The delays had nothing to do with accidents or hacking, an aviation official said. “Please plan accordingly”, American Airlines said on Twitter.

“There is an issue with air traffic control impacting all airlines’ east coast flights”. The completion was years behind schedule.

Southwest Airlines said some of its flights at airports in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, and at North Carolina’s Raleigh-Durham global also saw delays and cancellations.

“I think everyone realizes this is out of our control”, he said.