Transportation Secretary Duffy Addresses NOTAM System Disruption
FAA Emergency: Primary Pilot Alert System Temporarily Offline
FAA Emergency: Primary Pilot Alert System Temporarily Offline
Secondary System Activated to Ensure Safety Amid Outage
Late Saturday night, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) activated a backup system to relay essential safety information to pilots due to a temporary outage of its primary Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy assured the public via social media that the National Airspace System remained unaffected as vital safety alerts continued to be dispatched.
The NOTAM system, critical for informing pilots of ground hazards such as closed runways and navigational obstacles, experienced a temporary disruption, prompting FAA efforts to restore operations swiftly. Duffy noted that updates on the system's status would be communicated every 30 minutes, although he cautioned passengers to expect potential flight delays on Sunday morning due to the service interruption.
Covering more than 29 million square miles, the U.S. National Airspace System encompasses both land and ocean. The FAA has been executing measures to modernize its NOTAM functions, which faced a significant outage in January 2023 that halted all departures nationwide for roughly 90 minutes. The current situation is still unfolding, and additional details will be shared as they become available.
The NOTAM system, critical for informing pilots of ground hazards such as closed runways and navigational obstacles, experienced a temporary disruption, prompting FAA efforts to restore operations swiftly. Duffy noted that updates on the system's status would be communicated every 30 minutes, although he cautioned passengers to expect potential flight delays on Sunday morning due to the service interruption.
Covering more than 29 million square miles, the U.S. National Airspace System encompasses both land and ocean. The FAA has been executing measures to modernize its NOTAM functions, which faced a significant outage in January 2023 that halted all departures nationwide for roughly 90 minutes. The current situation is still unfolding, and additional details will be shared as they become available.
