All three major D.C.-area airports are underneath a floor cease impact on Friday night due to points at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Virginia, a number of sources have reported.
All three major D.C.-area airports are underneath a floor cease Friday night due to a “strong smell” at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Virginia.
A spokesman with the FAA confirmed with WTOP that air site visitors was briefly stopped after a powerful odor was reported at the Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control facility in Warrenton, Virginia.
Reagan National Airport, Dulles International Airport and Baltimore Washington International Airport are all impacted by the bottom cease, in addition to Charlottesville-Albemarle and Richmond International airports.
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police are investigating, together with the Metro Transit Police Department, a spokeswoman confirmed with WTOP.
Something comparable occurred at the Potomac TRACON facility two weeks ago.
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