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Flights resume at DC-area airports after equipment fire causes FAA issues ground stop
Flights have resumed at D.C.-area airports Sunday afternoon shortly after an equipment fire caused the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a ground stop.
WASHINGTON – Flights resumed at D.C.-area airports Sunday afternoon shortly 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). This prevented takeoffs and landings, so inbound flights were being diverted, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said.
Departing flights are now
