News on airports, terminals, runways, and the ground and air traffic systems that keep flights moving. From major expansions to the technology behind the scenes, this is aviation on the ground.
September 10, 2026 15:58 UTC —
A NATS flight data system failure disrupted 2,000 UK flights over two days. What failed, why recovery took so long, and what passengers are owed.
September 7, 2026 09:39 UTC —
Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta airport reopened on September 7, 2026 after an Anak Krakatau ash closure, but about 2,300 disrupted flights will take days to clear.
September 7, 2026 06:37 UTC —
Anak Krakatau’s eruption closed eight airports across western Indonesia, disrupting about 1,558 flights and 170,000 passengers, with Jakarta hardest hit.
September 5, 2026 12:17 UTC —
Kona Airport’s only runway cracked for the fifth time since 2024, forcing an emergency closure and flight diversions despite a $120 million rehab project.
September 2, 2026 23:07 UTC —
FAA Surface Awareness Initiative reached its 100th airport on September 2, 2026, about half the 220-airport target, with 44 more sites due by year-end.
September 2, 2026 06:49 UTC —
Caracas airport reopened to commercial flights on September 1, ten weeks after twin earthquakes wrecked its terminals. Temporary terminal, 25% capacity.
August 30, 2026 09:45 UTC —
Inuvik airport’s runway extension to 9,000 feet is moving ahead, giving Canada’s NORAD forward operating location room for fighters and tankers.
August 28, 2026 17:32 UTC —
A lightning strike knocked out Luton Airport air traffic control equipment on August 27, 2026, halting flights for 95 minutes and forcing 30 diversions.
August 27, 2026 14:34 UTC —
A Dolly Parton International Airport petition to rename Nashville’s BNA passed 85,000 signatures after her death, and a state lawmaker now backs a bill.
August 24, 2026 15:54 UTC —
The FAA awarded 238 Airport Improvement Program grants worth nearly $615 million on August 24, funding runways, taxiways, and safety upgrades.
August 23, 2026 09:42 UTC —
A man breached Manchester Airport’s airfield late Friday, halting arrivals for 15 minutes and diverting seven flights, with 17 more held overhead.
August 21, 2026 06:30 UTC —
A wildcat strike at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport halted arrivals on August 20, 2026, forcing an Air France 777 and a Lufthansa jet to turn back.
August 20, 2026 07:55 UTC —
The FAA and two Ohio senators say Cleveland cannot close Burke Lakefront Airport for redevelopment, with grant obligations running through 2039.
August 17, 2026 20:30 UTC —
The FAA gave AT&T a $74.3 million task order toward a multibillion-dollar deal to rebuild the network behind US air traffic control by 2028.
August 13, 2026 13:52 UTC —
Mount Etna’s ash has closed Catania airport on and off for a week, canceling about 700 flights and stranding roughly 100,000 passengers in Sicily.
August 9, 2026 06:18 UTC —
A Minneapolis ARTCC equipment failure knocked out radar and radio over a nine-state region for two hours. Here’s how one facility does that.
August 9, 2026 05:47 UTC —
Northeast flight cancellations explained: controllers calling out sick and storms combined to cancel nearly 2,000 US flights in a single day.
August 7, 2026 14:54 UTC —
An FAA telecom outage at Minneapolis Center and Northeast storms combined to cancel over 1,000 US flights, with delays into Friday.
August 5, 2026 02:07 UTC —
Gatwick’s second runway was cleared on August 4 after the Court of Appeal refused campaigners permission to appeal, ending an eight-year planning fight.
August 5, 2026 01:58 UTC —
The FAA awarded 339 airport grants worth $870 million on August 4, closing out the $14.5 billion infrastructure program created by the 2021 law.
