The FAA Padam NOTAM System As A Result Of Hundreds Of Flights Across The US Postponed

The FAA NOTAM system was damaged by flight delays. (photo: dock. Pixabay)

JAKARTA - A critical Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system experienced an error overnight, resulting in halting flights across the US. The FAA posted an advisory notice on Wednesday morning, January 11 noting that the United States' NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system was "failed" but said just before ET's beat that "normal air traffic operations are continuing in stages."

According to Reuters, NOTAM is an important system that makes pilots and other flight personnel know the status of airports across the country. This system can offer information about runway closures, the dangers of birds, and other obstacles.

At 07:19 ET, the agency said it had "ordered airlines to temporarily suspend all domestic departures" until blow to give ET time to "valid the integrity of flight and safety information".

At least one airline, United Airlines, issued a notification before the FAA directive saying it had stopped all its flights.

At 8:15 p.m. ET, the FAA said departures from several airports resumed after making progress in restoring the Notice to Air Missions system after last night's blackout.

A tweet at 08:50 ET confirmed the recovery and said that the ground stop had been lifted.

The FAA is working to restore the Notification System to the Air Mission, the FAA said in a previous statement, which was also quoted by The Verge. We are conducting a final validation check and recharging the system now. Operations throughout the National Airspace System are affected.

Another statement from the White House press secretary said, "There is no evidence of cyber attacks at this time," but the FAA is still investigating the cause of the problem.

At one point, flight tracker FlightAware reported more than 1,000 delayed flights and 100 canceled in the US.

Sure enough, a report appeared on Twitter about a flight that was delayed due to blackouts. Former US Data Chief Scientist DJ Patel tweeted that he was "stacked" due to a nationwide blackout at 4 a.m. ET. Other users tweeted from Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport to say they had been notified that there were currently no flights to the US.