FAA System outage causes thousands of flight delays and cancellations across the US

Flight across united states have created chaos among thousands of passengers.

[{"selector":"#anim-202a6aef-d35d-4d0e-a1aa-fc19bb7708a0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db3bd798-b3ca-4f2b-953d-dd292ed7e6b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-46116586-1ca8-4bc7-ba76-42a633da4a90","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Disrupted air travel in US early Wednesday Morning.

[{"selector":"#anim-7bc61e42-7665-48ec-a41a-405f08698307 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6e39f97-85b8-42c0-a315-6420f2a1810b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-34582dfd-64ca-45b2-a1b5-2a0bc4c9396d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The FAA is working to restore what is known as the Notice to Air Missions System.

[{"selector":"#anim-873e18ea-2a0c-4d19-b849-a6dfbd981ee6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-715fadce-9c60-4482-b288-91213bab4c91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a8dbb4b-b525-4717-98d9-bdd088cde8a4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

In an advisory, the FAA said its NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system had "failed".

[{"selector":"#anim-50cff674-6489-442a-a67c-e34210aa455e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-12.367640942259968%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2da37571-74fa-4946-b696-3c53f0a57a61","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-06c1bb53-eee5-4755-a744-40c409f7f252","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

There was no immediate estimate for when it would be back, the website showed, though NOTAMs issued before the outage were still viewable.

[{"selector":"#anim-dac89b6b-c3c5-4e07-9953-045841c6d0c8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b512ea58-051c-4d6b-a079-2a65cce862c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c9c7484-cf99-421a-9109-ac9346f7823a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

The agency said in a tweet that it was working on restoring its Notice to Air Missions System.

[{"selector":"#anim-dd0a477d-3800-4a3e-adcb-673f111852c0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51d7bc69-c11d-4eba-b227-d9b0d1e16077","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95a3c810-b172-4cef-8a1e-13ec8a0a094a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Click For More Visual Stories

[{"selector":"#anim-127b91d7-62bb-4548-93a8-c8f3f79392c7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3882816d-e258-40d1-a944-f3723b82a0ab","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] View more