The FAA's "NADIN" system based out of Atlanta, is experiencing an outage. This system (National Aerospace Data Interchange Network) is the big computer responsible for processing flight plans from every flight in US aerospace.
Because of computer problems at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Atlanta, flights at O’Hare and Midway airports and the East Coast are being delayed, the FAA said Tuesday afternoon.
The administration's Web site for tracking real-time flight departures shows taxi details of between 16 minutes to 45 minutes at major airports throughout the country--from San Francisco International Airport to JFK in New York.
The FAA says it is mainly impacting the eastern part of the United States. But because it involves the processing of flight plans, I presume it could affect the entire US. For details, here's an Associated Press story.
Bergen says the problem that occurred Tuesday afternoon involves an FAA facility in Hampton, Ga., south of Atlanta, that processes flight plans.
The cable nets are taking a break from politics (some more than others) to cover the computer problems at the FAA's Atlanta facility.
This is going on now and started about two hours ago. CNN is covering it well. Get to the TVs. Looks like a hack to me.
CNN reports that communication problems at an FAA facility is causing flight delays at airports across the country. I’m not flying today – what’s it like out there? Tags: airlines, airports, aviation news, FAA. Share This.
FAA says communication failure at Georgia facility that processes flight plans causing delays.
ATLANTA - The Federal Aviation Administration said a communication failure Tuesday at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the US was causing flight delays around the country.
The FAA web site’s status information map (above) indicates general airport conditions and is not flight-specific. The orange dots indicate that “Traffic destined to this airport is being delayed at its departure point.
Communications problems at a Federal Aviation Administration facility south of Atlanta were causing flight delays at airports all over the United States Tuesday afternoon, the administration said.
FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says there are no safety issues and officials are still able to speak to pilots on planes on the ground and in the air. She says she doesn't know how many flights are being affected.
By GottaLaff The computers control the flight plans, not the flights, for the country. LAX, others, reporting no problems.
The FAA is confirming a nationwide computer problem. This which is based in Atlanta controls every flight in the system. It does not affect safety. It does cause delays, according to MSNBC. Bottom line: Long delays!
A computer problem in a Federal Avaiation Administration center near Atlanta is creating flight delays throughout the country, CNN is reporting. The center is one of two that processes airline flight plans.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a communication failure at a Georgia facility that processes flight plans for the eastern half of the US is causing flight delays around the country.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Air traffic at more than two dozen major airports across the United States was delayed on Tuesday afternoon due to a communications network problem, according to the Federal Aviation Administration's website.
According to NBC News: FAA is experiencing a computer malfunction at its facility in suburban Atlanta, Georgia. The back up system in Salt Lake City is working to process flight plans which are needed for every aircraft before take-off.
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