Newark Airport closes for hours on Thursday to certain aircraft: FAA
NEW JERSEY - Newark Airport closed on Thursday from 12:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. to certain aircraft, the FAA said.
FAA officials told FOX 5 NY that the airport was only closed to "general aviation aircraft" who wanted to land without prior approval in that time period. They also said commercial traffic would not be impacted.
It came a day after the airport halted flights when a United Airlines aircraft returned to the airport due to reports of smoke mid-flight. The source of the smoke remained unknown, and the incident caused significant delays, as reported by FlightAware.
Delays, cancelations at NYC-area airports
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JFK Airport status
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LaGuardia Airport status
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Newark Airport status
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