Air traffic control issues cause flight delays and ground stops at DC-area airports.
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The FAA has lifted the ground stop at DC-area airports after pausing departures due to equipment problems at an air traffic control facility in Virginia. The repairs were made to a communications power panel at the Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control facility, and normal operations have resumed. The control facility switched to a backup system for communications during the repairs.
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- Flights resume at DC-area airports after equipment issue grounded all planes FOX 5 DC
- FAA outage leads to dozens of delays, grounded flights at RIC WWBT
- Flights at Reagan National, Dulles airports resume after being halted by air traffic control woes ABC News
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