AirportSunday, November 15
Redding Regional Airport flights were halted Friday by a nationwide FAA ground stop
The Daily Redding team
Flights at Redding Regional Airport were halted for hours Friday after the FAA issued a nationwide ground stop. The agency cited extraordinary circumstances and safety concerns related to an air traffic control issue, and told all departing aircraft to remain on the ground until further notice.
- Grounded: a Denver departure and a San Francisco departure
- Arrivals possibly affected: Los Angeles and Seattle
- Next update: expected around 8 p.m. Friday
Friday's ground stop halted flights in Redding
- Nov. 13At 12:15 p.m., Airport Manager Andrew Solsvig learns of the FAA ground stop.
- Nov. 13A Denver flight scheduled to depart at 1 p.m. is sent back to the gate.
- Nov. 13At 8 p.m., another update from the airport was expected.
Source: Action News Now
Solsvig said he expects major backups because Redding connects passengers to larger hub airports. Private planes and helicopters flying under visual flight rules can still operate, he added. IASCO Flight Training, the flight school at the airport, stopped all its flights because of the "unknown cause of the communications outage," Operations and Immigration Manager Miranda Vorhis said. Flying this weekend? We'd check with your airline before heading to the airport.
Redding's flights were stuck on the ground Friday
- 2
- departing flights grounded, to Denver and San Francisco
- 2
- arrivals expected Friday night
Sources: Action News Now, Record Searchlight
Sources: Action News Now, Record Searchlight