A fire at a fuel pump station onboard Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has caused a full ground stop of departing aircraft. The FAA has ordered a complete halt to fueling operations which will interdict hundreds of flight. At least thirteen flights were redirected from DFW at 1200 EST due to the fire, which was extinguished in the last ten minutes..A ground stop is an air traffic control measure that slows or halts the flow of aircraft inbound to a given airport. In other words, a ground stop is the halting of departing aircraft destined for one particular airport or for a specific geographic area.
A fire at a fuel pump station onboard Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has caused a full ground stop of departing aircraft. The FAA has ordered a complete halt to fueling operations which will interdict hundreds of flight. At least thirteen flights were redirected from DFW at 1200 EST due to the fire, which was extinguished in the last ten minutes..A ground stop is an air traffic control measure that slows or halts the flow of aircraft inbound to a given airport. In other words, a ground stop is the halting of departing aircraft destined for one particular airport or for a specific geographic area.
