FAA Orders Ground Stop For Inbound LGA Flights

CNN reports:

For a second day in a row, the US Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop for flights bound for New York’s LaGuardia airport as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to spread across the northeastern United States.

The FAA’s operations plan for Thursday shows smoke potentially impacting travel from New York to Charlotte. It lists New York’s three major airports, Philadelphia, the three Washington airports and Charlotte as all having the possibility of a ground stop.

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We have paused flights from the Northeast, Ohio and Mid-Atlantic bound for @LGAairport.

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) June 8, 2023

FAA slows flight traffic in and out of LGA and Newark due to smoke https://t.co/8OW7zFfaOo pic.twitter.com/otdHkj84Hy

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) June 8, 2023

Smoke from Canada’s wildfires is affecting visibility in our airspace and leading to delays. The FAA is fully prepared to modify operations as needed. Check real-time flight information at https://t.co/htXzk0f9zb.

— Secretary Pete Buttigieg (@SecretaryPete) June 7, 2023