{"id":2579704,"date":"2026-03-13T19:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-airports-face-full-ground-stop-after-equipment-outage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T19:20:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T23:20:38","slug":"dc-airports-face-full-ground-stop-after-equipment-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-airports-face-full-ground-stop-after-equipment-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"DC airports face full ground stop after &#8216;equipment outage&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-airports-face-full-ground-stop-after-equipment-outage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2579704&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Air travel in the Washington, D.C. area was halted friday after officials cited an \u201cequipment outage\u201d at Potomac TRACON, a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal air-traffic control facility<\/a> in Warrenton, Virginia.Baltimore-Washington International, Ronald Reagan national, dulles, and Richmond International airports all issued ground stops, with the temporary halt expected to last at least until 10 p.m. EDT,according to NBC News. The FAA said the closure was connected to a \u201cstrong odor\u201d at Potomac TRACON that is affecting some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/search-and-rescue-teams-at-site-of-indonesian-plane-crash\/\" title=\"Search and rescue teams at site of Indonesian plane crash\">air traffic controllers<\/a> and is working to address the problem. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said efforts are underway to resolve the issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC airports face full ground stop after &lsquo;equipment outage&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2529423\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Activity at all major <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.-area<\/a> airports was halted on Friday afternoon after officials said there was an &ldquo;equipment outage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore-Washington International, Reagan National, Dulles, and Richmond international <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/airport\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11534\">airports<\/a> were all <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nasstatus.faa.gov\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/nasstatus.faa.gov\/\">issued <\/a>ground stops. The temporary halt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canada-announces-strict-quarantine-rules-for-travelers\/\" title=\"Canada announces strict quarantine rules for travelers\">air travel<\/a> is set to last until at least 10 p.m. EDT, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/news_jul\/status\/2032586380077867241\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/news_jul\/status\/2032586380077867241\">according to<\/a> NBC News.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4490216\/texas-antifa-terrorism-trial-verdict\/\">Guilty verdict reached in first-ever antifa terrorism trial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4489428\/house-democrats-ice-contracts-2500-marked-vehicles-noem\/\">House Democrats ask ICE for contracts on 2,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-joins-case-to-find-missing-air-force-general\/\" title=\"FBI joins case to find missing Air Force general\">500 marked vehicles overbought<\/a> under Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4486735\/at-least-fifteen-senior-cbp-employees-pushed-out-under-noem-sources\/\">At least 15 senior CBP employees were pushed out under Noem: Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The temporary closure was due to a &ldquo;strong odor&rdquo; at Potomac TRACON that is affecting some air traffic controllers, the FAA told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecDuffy\/status\/2032582233920307569\">said<\/a> the FAA is working to address the problem.<\/p>\n<p>Potomac TRACON, a federal aviation facility, is in nearby Warrenton, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/virginia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"96\">Virginia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/travel\/4490376\/tsa-shutdown-airport-security-lines\/\"><strong>AIRPORT SECURITY STRAINS AND TSA LINES GROW AS CONGRESS SHOWS LITTLE URGENCY TO END DHS SHUTDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">breaking news story<\/a> and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DC airports halted after equipment outage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2579705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dca-airport-ground-stop.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[75779,75781,75780,75401],"class_list":["post-2579704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dc-airports","tag-equipment-outage","tag-ground-stop","tag-travel-disruption-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/dca-airport-ground-stop.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579704"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579708,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2579704\/revisions\/2579708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2579705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2579704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2579704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}