Hundreds of flights in and out of Dallas were delayed or canceled Friday as telecommunicatio
ns equipment issues disrupted one of the nation’s busiest airports, federal officials said
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was slowing flights at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport because of
a “reported local telephone company equipment issue.” The same proble
ms were also impacting Dallas Love Field, according to the age
ncy, which said the issue did not involve FAA equipment.
According to FlightAware, as of late Friday afternoon, nearly 700 flights in and out of DFW Airport were delaye
d while about 200 canceled. About 160 flights were delayed in and out of
Love Field while one flight was canceled.
A spokesperson for Love Field said they were in “constant commu
nication” with partners including the FAA as they “work to manage the situation and minimize disruptions.” DFW Airpor
t said on the social platform X that the FAA was managing the air traffic delays in the area.
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As of late Friday afternoon, departures from Love Field were delayed by an average of about 30 minutes, accordin
g to the FAA website. A
t DFW Airport, a ground stop was in place for American Airlines and flights on other airlines were being delayed by over an hour.
All flights were stopped at both airports for more than an hour.
American Airlines said on X that the FAA had reported “an issue involving the
telecommunications provider for the air traffic control facility that
oversees the airspace in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.”
The FAA said the problems in Dallas weren’t linked to the aging equipment that air traffic controllers rely
on or the nationwide shortage of controllers that both combined to disrupt flights at Newark Liberty International A
irport earlier this year. The federal government is now working to overh
aul the technology after Congress approved $12.5 billion and hire thou
sands more controllers but both efforts will likely take years to complete.