Another Air Traffic Control Equipment Outage Impacts Flights at New Jersey’s Newark Airport

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the glitches are occurring ‘as the information comes in, ... and the system goes down.’

United Airline planes are seen at the gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on May 7, 2025. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey experienced another air traffic equipment outage on May 11, causing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue a temporary ground stop for all flights bound for the airport.

The ground stop halted flights from taking off if their destination was Newark, and it lasted roughly 45 minutes, according to FAA air traffic advisories.