Chemical Smell Halts Flights at DC, Baltimore Airports

0:00It's March 28th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Flight's at key airports around Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and parts of Virginia stop briefly Friday evening after a strong chemical smell filled the air traffic control facility that guides planes into those areas. The affected spots included Ronald Reagan, Washington National, Washington Delas International, Baltimore Washington International, Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Richmond International. The issue hit the Potomac Terminal Radar, Approach Control Center, known as Tire ACOAN, which handles arrivals and departures for the region. Travelers face short delays as federal officials paused all incoming traffic to check things out. No one reported injuries, and the halt lasted just long enough to investigate the odor. Firefighters rushed in, tested the air, and quickly ruled out any real threat to the controllers working there. Firefighters returned to their posts soon after, and flights got back on track with normal

1:00operations resuming across those airports.