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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 an FAA notice, flights arriving and departing Minnesota, as well as parts of Nebraska, Iowa, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri, North and South Dakota, and Wisconsin are being diverted or held on the ground.
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The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport confirmed the ground stop in a post on social media.
FAA officials said this is not the tower at the Minneapolis airport, but a control center.
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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