Steve Herman22h ago
More aviation chaos in the eastern US this evening with ground stops at multiple airports, including DCA, IAD and BWI, after the Potomac Consolidated Terminal Radar Approach Control facility in Warrenton, Virginia, which manages a large portion of the region's airspace, had to be evacuated.
Show threadDB22h ago
@newsguyusa Hey Steve any reports on why the center had to be evacuated?
Show threadDan Kegel19h ago

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https://wjla.com/news/local/ground-delays-stops-dca-iad-bwi-airport-traffic-control-evacuation-baltimore-washington-dulles-reagan-national-travel-flights-potomac-tracon-faa-passengers

DC-area flights grounded again for strong odor, weeks after similar issue at same facility

For the second time in less than a month, flights were temporarily halted at multiple airports across the D.C. region after a strong odor was reported at a key

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Show threadDB18h ago
@dkegel @newsguyusa thank you! I’ve never heard of something like this happening before. Doesn’t make any sense for 2 incidents to occur within a month
Show threadDan Kegel

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Lots of old electronics there, probably. Sounds like something's overheating...

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