Hundreds Flights Delayed Dallas Kansas City Airports Due Equipment Outage

Significant flight delays are occurring at multiple airports due to equipment outages affecting air traffic control communications. At Kansas City International Airport, over 60 flights have been delayed, with 35 percent of departures affected, stemming from issues with Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) equipment, particularly impacting flights to Dallas. Similarly, Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) airports are experiencing hundreds of delays due to telecommunication and phone outages, prompting the FAA to issue a ground stop at DFW, which remains in effect. The ground stop at Love Field was lifted, but delays continue to ripple across the region, affecting flights connected to St. Louis and San Antonio as well. Authorities, including the FAA, are investigating the root causes of these outages and delays while advising travelers to check flight statuses before heading to airports. These cascading disruptions highlight vulnerabilities in air traffic control infrastructure that impact flights across multiple states.