FROM DAILY MAIL: Dallas has been forced to close both of its airports on Friday until at least 5pm CT due to equipment issues.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops at Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Fort Worth’s Departures to Dallas/Ft Worth International Airport (DFW), along with several surrounding air traffic control facilities.
More than 3,000 flights have been delayed, with a maximum delay of 174 minutes and an average of 137 minutes.
“We’ve lost all radar and phone communications,” the controller in the Dallas Love Field Air Traffic Control tower said in audio recorded by LiveATC.net. “I’m not departing anybody until we can get a system set up. We have no coms with the approach right now.”
“The FAA is slowing flights into Dallas Love Field and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport due to a reported equipment issue at Dallas TRACON,” the FAA said in a statement.
A later statement said that “telecommunications problems with a ‘local telephone company’ are triggering the ground stops at DFW and Dallas Love airports,” according to Correspondent Pete Muntean.
The Terminal Radar Approach Control manages flights arriving and departing at the two airports.
44,000 passengers arrive and depart from DAL per day, and approximately 189,000 people use DFW per day.
New FAA statement says telecommunications problems with a “local telephone company” are triggering the ground stops at DFW and Dallas Love airports. pic.twitter.com/POjkReRhF5
— Pete Muntean (@petemuntean) September 19, 2025
DEVELOPING (CNN) Air traffic control equipment outages are halting flights to *both* major airports in Dallas. The FAA has instituted ground stops for DFW and DAL until 5 p.m. CDT.
LiveATC audio captures issues with radar—and radio frequencies—at Dallas TRACON. pic.twitter.com/Ku5FMIaSm1
— Pete Muntean (@petemuntean) September 19, 2025
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