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A system outage at the Minneapolis FAA air traffic control facility on August 20 disrupted flights in Minnesota and nine Midwest states. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport saw delays averaging 90 minutes.

A systems outage at the Minneapolis air traffic control facility on August 20, 2026, disrupted flights across 10 Midwest states. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport saw average delays of 90 minutes.

A system outage at the FAA's Minneapolis air traffic control facility on August 20, 2026, disrupted flights across 330,000 square miles of the U.S. Midwest. Flights in Minnesota and nine nearby states were grounded or delayed, including 90-minute average delays at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

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A systems failure at the Minneapolis FAA air traffic control facility on August 20, 2026 grounded and diverted flights across 10 Midwest states. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport saw average delays of 90 minutes during the evening.

FAA delay programs affected 16 US airports on August 20, 2026, with San Diego International experiencing the highest peak delay of 399 minutes. Thunderstorms were the primary cause of delays across multiple airports.

The FAA reported a system outage at its Minneapolis air traffic control facility on August 20, 2026, affecting flights across a 330,000 square mile area in the U.S. Midwest. Flights were grounded or diverted in Minnesota and nine other states, with delays averaging 90 minutes at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport.

A system outage at the FAA's Minneapolis air traffic control facility on August 20, 2026, grounded flights across Minnesota and nine Midwestern states. Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport experienced an average delay of 90 minutes that evening.

A Federal Aviation Administration outage at a Minneapolis air traffic control facility grounded Midwest flights on August 20, 2026. Delays at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport averaged 90 minutes Thursday evening.