DC-area flights grounded again after odor at Warrenton TRACON
TL;DR
The FAA halted traffic at Reagan National (DCA), Dulles (IAD), and BWI, along with Charlottesville (CHO) and Richmond (RIC) area airports, after an overheated battery in an IT cabinet at the Potomac Consolidated TRACON facility in Warrenton, Va., produced a strong odor. The ground stop was lifted around 7:30 p.m. Friday. No injuries were reported. This marks the second odor-related disruption at the same facility in weeks and comes as the region’s travel system weathered ongoing stresses from a partial government shutdown affecting TSA staffing.
- DC-area flights grounded again for strong odor, weeks after similar issue at same facility WJLA
- Planes grounded at D.C.-area airports after odor in control tower usatoday.com
- FAA: Strong odor forces ground stop at BWI Airport, four other east coast airports WBFF
- Ground stops at all 3 major D.C.-area airports NBC4 Washington
- FAA: Ground stop at BWI-Marshall, other nearby airports lifted WBAL-TV
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