(AP) – The air traffic controllers directing planes into the Newark, New Jersey, airport lost their radar Friday morning for the second time in two weeks.
Join our WhatsApp groupSubscribe to our Daily Roundup Email
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.
That first radar outage led to hundreds of flights being cancelled or delayed at the Newark airport in the past two weeks after the FAA slowed down traffic at the airport to ensure safety.
The FAA said earlier this week that it is installing new fiber optic data lines to carry the radar signal between its facilities in Philadelphia and New York.
FAA Statement
This information is preliminary and subject to change.
There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace. The…
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) May 9, 2025
Governor Phil Murphy has shown tremendous leadership throughout this very difficult and dangerous ordeal. We are all so proud of him
Maybe some of our pilot friends here can enlighten us. What does the pilot do when this happens during initial climbing, landing, and takeoff?
But at least we got rid of woke