Hundreds of flights grounded nationwide after FAA experiences computer outage

The FAA's website does not say when the issue will be resolved

Anders Hagstrom / FOXBusiness

 

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is suffering a nationwide technical outage and has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. ET Wednesday morning.

The outage comes as a result of the failure of the FAA's NOTAM (Notice to Air Missions) system, which alerts pilots and other personnel about airborne issues and other delays at airports across the country.

"The NOTAM outage continued with no current estimated time of restoration," the FAA website stated Wednesday morning.

"The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," the FAA said in a statement.

"While some functions are beginning to come back online, National Airspace System operations remain limited," the statement continued. See tweets and video here.