- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued ground stops for several Washington, D.C.-area airports on Friday evening.
- The ground stops were initiated due to a "strong smell" reported at the Potomac Consolidated Terminal RADAR Approach Control (TRACON) in Warrenton, Virginia.
- Affected airports included Ronald Reagan Washington National, Washington Dulles International, Baltimore-Washington International, Charlottesville–Albemarle, and Richmond International.
- While ground stops for Dulles and BWI were lifted by 8:15 pm, they remained in place for Reagan National Airport.
- This incident follows a similar event two weeks prior at the same control center, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed to an overheated circuit board.
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