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Ground stops ordered at six US airports due to 'equipment outage'

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On Monday, ground stops were ordered at six US airports in the northeast due to an FAA equipment outage, disrupting thousands of travelers. Affected airports include Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, JFK, LaGuardia, Teterboro, and Westchester County. Flights were delayed by up to 170 minutes at Newark and 60 minutes at Philadelphia, with approximately 92 cancellations reported in Newark alone. The FAA attributed the issue to a problem with air traffic control frequencies at the Philadelphia TRACON facility.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Monday, 5,600 flights across the US were delayed or canceled after a backup fiber cable was accidentally cut by an Amtrak construction crew in New Jersey, causing significant disruptions at airports like Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, and John F. Kennedy Airport just as world leaders arrived for the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered ground stops to ensure airspace safety until a new circuit was made operational. Travelers are entitled to full refunds under U.S. law but not compensation since the issue was beyond airlines' control.

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Air traffic control operator NATS announced that it had found a "connectivity issue with part of our systems network" at its Prestwick centre in Scotland on Monday morning, adding that it had "nothing to do with the problem we had earlier this month." NATS later said the issue had been "fixed" and that it was working with airlines and airports to remove air traffic restrictions. "We apologise to passengers for the disruption and thank them for their patience," it added.

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Ground stops ordered at six US airports due to 'equipment outage' · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

"Due to an FAA equipment outage, arrivals and departures are currently delayed," Newark Liberty airport in New Jersey said in a post on social media. asserted

airport → delay → media

Ground stops have been ordered at six airports in the northeastern United States on Monday due to an "equipment outage," causing disruption to thousands of flyers. asserted

stops → order → flyers

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), ground stops are in place at Newark Liberty, Philadelphia International, John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia, Teterboro, and Westchester County airports. uncertain

stops → accord → airports

Data from flight-tracking site Flightradar24 shows "major problems" at both Newark and Philadelphia, with average flight delays of around 170 minutes and 60 minutes, respectively. asserted

Data → track → minutes

The site reported there had been 92 cancellations and close to 70 diversions at Newark as of around 1 pm local time. asserted

site → report → pm

"Due to an FAA equipment outage, arrivals and departures are currently delayed," Newark airport said in a post on social media. asserted

airport → delay → media

In a statement shared with US media, the FAA said the problem had been caused by an issue with "some frequencies" at the Philadelphia Terminal Radio Approach Control (TRACON) - one of the airport's air traffic control facilities. asserted

problem → share → facilities

UK also hit with disruption Passengers in the UK also faced delays and cancellations on Monday after air traffic control systems suffered a "technical issue" for the second time this month. asserted

systems → hit → time

it → announce → patience