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Captured between 2026-09-21T22:23:25.546Z and 2026-09-21T22:23:25.570Z. This is a captured core record, not a reconstruction of an arbitrary earlier moment.

Air traffic control equipment failure disrupts flights across northeastern US

Status: published

Air traffic control technical issues led to widespread flight delays and cancellations across major airports in the northeastern United States, including the New York metropolitan area. One report associates the disruption with an accidentally severed fiber optic cable during excavation work in New Jersey. The full operational impact across all affected facilities has not been officially confirmed.

Category: aviation-emergency-diversion · Location: usa

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Global Events Monitor. Air traffic control equipment failure disrupts flights across northeastern US. 2026-09-21T21:46:24.531Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3111. https://global.eventmonitor.net/record/3111/revision/5f059d7b717d0fd48197d9886a4af6341224a4c136ab03ad0d8d5a7a3051f42f

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