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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Funk

Air traffic controllers briefly lose radar access again at Newark airport

Newark Airport Flight Delays - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the radar at the facility in Philadelphia that directs planes in and out of Newark airport went black for 90 seconds at 3:55 a.m. Friday. That’s similar to what happened on April 28.

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