Massive delays continue at Newark Airport amid more radar issues, ground stop

Muri Assunção, New York Daily News on May 9, 2025

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More delays were being reported at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday following a ground stop issued by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The ground stop, which lasted for about an hour and remained in effect until 11:15 a.m., was ordered due to taxiway construction, according to the FAA.

The announcement came hours after the agency confirmed that air traffic controllers experienced an outage that lasted for about 90 seconds — just days after radar coverage of the North Jersey airspace and the telecommunications lines between the controllers and local airport towers failed for approximately two hours.

“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 FAA said in a statement.

“The outage occurred around 3:55 a.m. on Friday, May 9, and lasted approximately 90 seconds,” the agency added.