Federal Agency Issues Ground Stop for Major US Airport Due to Smoke
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a ground stop at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport due to Canadian wildfire smoke.
“The FAA has slowed traffic to and from the New York City area airports due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke,” the FAA said in a statement to news outlets. “The agency will adjust the volume of traffic to account for the rapidly changing conditions.”
The FAA also is taking “steps to manage the flow of traffic into the New York City area due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke,” a spokesperson told outlets Wednesday. “Flights from the Upper Midwest and East Coast bound for LaGuardia International Airport have been paused. “Flights to Newark Liberty International Airport have been slowed,” it added….