The ground stop at DCA had been issued at 11:18 a.m. and was expected to stay in place until 1:30 p.m.
WASHINGTON — A ground stop was issued for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) on Tuesday, after the Federal Aviation Administration reported that flights had been halted “due to security.”
The ground stop at DCA had been issued at 11:18 a.m. and was expected to stay in place until 1:30 p.m. with a “medium” probability of an extension, according to the FAA.
Emergency vehicles could be seen parked near a United flight, apparently the only plane on the tarmac. WUSA9 is working to learn more information about that flight.
Flights had also been grounded on Oct. 29, when the FAA told WUSA9 that “military activities” had delayed flights. Similar to Tuesday, the FAA’s National Airspace System Status had said the ground stop was issued “due to security.”
Other area airports, such as Washington Dulles (IAD) and Baltimore / Washington (BWI), did not appear to be impacted and had a regular flight schedule on Tuesday afternoon.