MSP airport: Flights grounded in Minneapolis over 'FAA equipment outage'

The ground stop was issued earlier this afternoon. 23:27, Thu, Aug 6, 2026 Updated: 23:27, Thu, Aug 6, 2026 Aerial view of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (file picture) (Image: Getty)A ground stop was issued this afternoon at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport due to a "regional FAA equipment outage", the Metropolitan Airports Commission said. The ground stop was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the major airport in the Minnesota city at around 2pm local time.Most of the flights affected were those set to depart, although airport officials urged passengers to check with their airlines. The Commission announced airlines were resuming some operations at MSP at approximately 4.15pm.THIS LIVE BLOG IS NOW CLOSED. READ OUR COVERAGE BELOW. KEY EVENTSF