NOTAM System Crash Spurs FAA to Ground All U.S. Flight Departures

Flights are resuming in Newark and Atlanta airports as President Biden announced an investigation into the system failure.

Kimberly Johnson

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 08:51 AM ET

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All domestic flights in the U.S. were grounded early January 11 after the FAA's online Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) safety briefing system crashed. [Credit: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

A system outage in the FAA's NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system caused the grounding of all domestic flights across the U.S.
The FAA ordered a pause in domestic departures and is working to restore the system, with flights gradually resuming at some airports.
President Biden has called for an investigation into the cause of the nationwide outage, which is currently unknown.

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All domestic flights in the U.S. were grounded Wednesday morning after the FAA’s NOTAM system crashed overnight.

“The United States NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system failed at 2028Z,” FAA said in an air traffic control advisory notice. “Since then no new NOTAMS or amendments have been processed. Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time.”

NOTAM System Crash Spurs FAA to Ground All U.S. Flight Departures

Flights are resuming in Newark and Atlanta airports as President Biden announced an investigation into the system failure.

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