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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.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has allowed flights to resume at most airports in the Washington, D.C. area after grounding them due to a technical issue. Reagan National Airport in Virginia and Dulles International Airport in Virginia were among the airports affected by the grounding.
Flights have resumed at D.C.-area airports after a communications equipment issue caused the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop. The ground stop impacted Reagan National Airport (DCA), Dulles International Airport (IAD), Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) and Richmond International Airport (RIC). Departing flights are now back on track, and flights from New York bound for D.C. continue. Flights from the West Coast, Midwest and Florida bound for D.C.-area airports have also resumed.