Ground stops issued at Reagan National, Dulles, and BWI after chemical odor at Potomac TRACON. The FAA cited an equipment outage at Potomac TRACON as the disruption cause.
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Ground stops at DC-area airports due to Potomac TRACON odor
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“The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop for the three major airports serving Washington, D.C., and Baltimore on Friday, citing a strong chemical smell that it said was affecting air traffic controllers.”
“The FAA has clarified that the stops were due to a 'strong chemical smell' impacting some air traffic controllers.”
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