Overview

• Air traffic controllers reported losing radar and phone communications, prompting a halt to departures and metering of arrivals across the Dallas area.
• The FAA issued ground stops at both airports around 1:30 p.m. CT, then lifted them about 3:30 p.m. in favor of a ground delay program.
• By 3 p.m. CT, FlightAware reported roughly 570 delays and 66 cancellations at DFW and nearly 200 delays at Love Field, with average waits near three hours and peaks exceeding seven.
• Officials said the disruption stemmed from telephone-company equipment rather than FAA-owned systems, and the agency is working with the carrier to determine the cause.
• The interruption affected two major airline hubs and follows earlier telecom-related failures this year that disrupted operations around Newark.