COVID-19-related air traffic control issue delays some flights out of KCI
Travelers in and out of KCI airport in Kansas City, Missouri, this morning may have been subject to an unusual delay.A traveler contacted KMBC 9 to say their flight was part of a ground stop on the runway at Kansas City International Airport due to a “biological outbreak.”A spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said air traffic control at KCI had to close for a short time Tuesday morning for special cleaning related to COVID-19.”The Kansas City Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility closed at 6:30 a.m. local time today for COVID-related cleaning,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center has assumed control of the airspace.”Flight status boards at KCI show some flights were delayed Tuesday morning, but not all.Airport officials always stress that you can check your flight status on the airport website.
Travelers in and out of KCI airport in Kansas City, Missouri, this morning may have been subject to an unusual delay.
A traveler contacted KMBC 9 to say their flight was part of a ground stop on the runway at Kansas City International Airport due to a “biological outbreak.”
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A spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said air traffic control at KCI had to close for a short time Tuesday morning for special cleaning related to COVID-19.
“The Kansas City Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility closed at 6:30 a.m. local time today for COVID-related cleaning,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “The Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center has assumed control of the airspace.”
Flight status boards at KCI show some flights were delayed Tuesday morning, but not all.
Airport officials always stress that you can check your flight status on the airport website.
