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Lightning Strike Briefly Halts Mexico City Airport Control Tower Operations

Officials cite redundant communications that prevented any loss of contact.

Overview

  • SICT issued NOTAM A7774/25 at 18:04 closing one runway until 20:00 while the other remained open.
  • Some flights diverted to alternate airports because of weather during the partial closure.
  • Departures paused from 20:01 to 20:33 to prioritize arrivals already airborne.
  • Normal operations, including takeoffs, resumed at 20:33 after system resets.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said lightning protection is in place and runway maintenance will follow at Benito Juárez.