RICHMOND, Va. — Flights were grounded at Richmond International and three other D.C. area airports Friday evening due to a "chemical smell" at a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility in Warrenton, Virginia.
The ground stop has been lifted as of about 8 p.m., though the FAA says flights at the impacted airports could extend for hours.
"The FAA has temporarily stopped traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) because of a strong chemical smell at the Potomac TRACON that is impacting some air traffic controllers," the FAA said in a statement around 5:30 p.m.
Visit nasstatus.faa.gov for information on your flight status.
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