UPDATE:
The FAA has lifted the ground-stop following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Mission system.
All flights can resume as scheduled.
Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
All domestic departures have been paused until 9 a.m. Wednesday.
A computer outage is causing delays around the country as the FAA says they're working to reset their system Wednesday morning.
Cleared Update No. 2 for all stakeholders: ⁰⁰The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage. ⁰⁰While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
A follow-up tweet showed that the system began to come back on line just before 7 a.m., but National Airspace System operations are still limited.
According to airport personnel who spoke to FOX 17, the system notifies pilots of current conditions at a given airport, like if there is construction or ice on the runway. Information sent before the outage is still visible, but new information was not able to be entered during the outage.
Just after 7:15 a.m., the FAA paused all domestic departures while the issue is investigated.
Update 3: The FAA is still working to fully restore the Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.⁰⁰The FAA has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information.
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
Just after 8:15 a.m., the FAA announced airports like Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey and the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport were resuming flights due to the congestion in those areas.
Airports in West Michigan are advising travelers check with your airline to find out if a flight is impacted.
President Biden says the Transportation Department is working to determine the cause of the outage.
FOX 17 is keeping an eye on this situation and will have more information as it develops.
