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A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports

https://www.ms.now/news/a-strong-chemical-smell-forces-a-1-hour-flight-halt-at-4-major-dc-area-airportshttps://nypost.com/2026/03/13/us-news/flights-at-three-dc-area-airports-halted-over-strong-odor-at-air-traffic-control-center-faa/https://wjla.com/news/local/outage-bwi-dca-iad-airport-equipment-outage-ground-stop-delays-baltimore-washington-dulles-reagan-national-travel-flights-air-traffic-control-technical-faa-passengers
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A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports Open in Ms.now
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  • Officials traced the odor to an overheated circuit board, which was replaced to restore normal operations and lift the ground stops at the DC-area airports.
  • The FAA attributed the ground stops to a strong odor originating at the Potomac TRACON in Northern Virginia, affecting air traffic controllers and causing ripple effects on flights.
  • Ground stops were issued for the four area airports around 6:30 p.m., and were lifted by around 8 p.m., with ongoing delays afterward.

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Flights at three DC-area airports halted for hours over ‘strong odor’ at air traffic control center: FAA

https://nypost.com/2026/03/13/us-news/flights-at-three-dc-area-airports-halted-over-strong-odor-at-air-traffic-control-center-faa/Nypost.com
Flights at three DC-area airports halted for hours over ‘strong odor’ at air traffic control center: FAA

'Strong chemical smell' caused ground stops at BWI, DCA, IAD airports

https://wjla.com/news/local/outage-bwi-dca-iad-airport-equipment-outage-ground-stop-delays-baltimore-washington-dulles-reagan-national-travel-flights-air-traffic-control-technical-faa-passengersWjla.com
'Strong chemical smell' caused ground stops at BWI, DCA, IAD airports

Overheated circuit board leads to ground stop at D.C. area airports

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/flights-grounded-dc-area-airports-chemical-smell-rcna263435Nbcnews.com
Overheated circuit board leads to ground stop at D.C. area airports

Ground stop at 3 DC-area airports lifted after halting due to ‘strong chemical smell’ - WTOP News

https://wtop.com/local/2026/03/ground-stop-at-3-dc-area-airports-due-to-strong-chemical-smell/Wtop.com
Ground stop at 3 DC-area airports lifted after halting due to ‘strong chemical smell’ - WTOP News

Ground stop issued for all 3 DC-area airports over 'chemical smell'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15644873/Ground-stop-Washington-DC-airports-strong-chemical-smell.htmlDailymail.co.uk
Ground stop issued for all 3 DC-area airports over 'chemical smell'

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