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FAA says Minneapolis control center outage delays flights across Midwest, including at Eppley Airfield
OMAHA, Neb. —
Planes arriving and departing Nebraska could be delayed due to a system outage at the Minneapolis air traffic control facility.
According to the FAA, their systems are now up and running, but delays will remain in place for “several more hours.”
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Flights arriving and departing Minnesota, as well as parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin were being diverted or held on the ground, according to the FAA.
The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport confirmed the ground stop in a post on social media.
Officials said airlines are beginning to resume some operations at MSP Airport and other airports, but travelers should expect some flight impacts through the evening.
FAA officials said this is not the tower at the Minneapolis airport, but a control center.
The FAA said it does not have a cause for the outage at this time.
Numerous arrivals and departures are delayed at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield.
Eppley confirmed to KETV that flights are impacted at the airport.
Officials recommended contacting your airline if you are flying out before coming to the airport.
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