Ground stop lifted at Hobby Airport after AC outage at traffic control tower, FAA says

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Sunday, July 23, 2023
Ground stop lifted at Hobby Airport after AC outage, FAA says
Federal Aviation Administration officials say there is an air conditioning outage at Hobby, which led to a brief ground stop to be issued.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Officials said they were experiencing an AC outage at the air traffic control tower, which led to a brief ground stop at Hobby Airport Saturday night.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a ground stop was issued at the airport and a Houston arrival delay advisory as a result. Those have since been canceled.

Hobby reportedly hit a record 100 degrees Saturday and stayed at 100 for several hours.

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