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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.

A system outage on August 20, 2026, at the Minneapolis air traffic control facility disrupted radar and ATC systems. Flights across Minnesota and nine other Midwest states were delayed or diverted, with continued delays into the evening.

An FAA system outage at Minneapolis air traffic control grounded flights across ten Midwest states on August 20, 2026. Delays at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport averaged 90 minutes Thursday evening.

A system outage at a Minneapolis FAA air traffic control center grounded flights across Minnesota and nine Midwest states on August 20, 2026. Delays at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport averaged 90 minutes.

Allegiant Airlines will launch nonstop year-round flights from CVG to Orlando starting February 12, 2027. This addition increases Allegiant’s CVG network to 23 nonstop destinations.

Allegiant Air will start nonstop flights from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport to Orlando on February 12, 2027. Promotional one-way fares start at $49 with limited availability.

Allegiant Airlines is launching nine new domestic routes early in 2027, including a year-round Cincinnati-Orlando connection. Most new routes are seasonal flights targeting spring break travelers between northern U.S. markets and Florida.