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Air Traffic Disruption

Updated 2026-08-18 11:10 UTC 1 source Negative

The Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center experienced a two-hour outage on August 6th, disrupting over 1,100 flights. The incident occurred just before President Trump's departure from the area.

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On August 6th, the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center lost radar and communications for around two hours. The outage disrupted more than 1,100 flights across the center's 330,000 square mile, nine-state airspace sector. Two days earlier, on August 4th, President Donald Trump departed the W
2026-08-18 11:00 UTC
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