FAA ground stop at Austin airport over staffing issues [View all]

Brandi D. Addison
Austin American-Statesman
21 May 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Wednesday, delaying more than 100 flights amid ongoing staffing shortages — part of a broader national trend straining the air traffic control system.

The disruption comes as Newark Liberty International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest hubs, enters its fourth week of significant delays and, more recently, flight caps due to a combination of staffing shortages, recent technological failures, and ongoing runway construction.

The FAA, currently facing a shortfall of thousands of air traffic controllers, recently terminated hundreds of probationary employees and is now scrambling to recruit replacements ...

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2025/05/21/faa-ground-stop-austin-airport-delays-cancellations-flight-status/83767183007/