Flights are being delayed at multiple airports across the United States after a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration.
At around 7:00 EST, there were more than 1,100 delays within, into or out of the United States, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.com. That’s a hefty amount for this time of day.
The agency said in a tweet that it was working on restoring its Notice to Air Missions System.
“We are performing final validation checks and reloading the system now,” the FAA said. “Operations across the National Airspace System are affected.”
At about 7 a.m., the FAA said on Twitter that “While some functions are beginning to come back on line, National Airspace System operations remain limited.”
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tweeted that he’s been in touch with the FAA about the outage:
The FAA is working to restore what’s known as the Notice to Air Missions System.
NOTAMs used to be available through a hotline but that was phased out with the internet. The alerts span from mundane information about construction at airports to word about urgent flight restrictions or broken equipment.
The agency said it would provide frequent updates as it made progress.
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