Flights into and out of three airports in the Washington region have resumed Tuesday after being affected by a construction-related evacuation at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Virginia.
BWI Airport officials said airlines are still working to restore flights at BWI and other area airports.
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport and Reagan National Airport were all impacted by the evacuation, with flights halted for several hours.
The FAA said in a statement that a facility in Leesburg, Virginia, that handles high altitude flights over the area was evacuated about 6:40 p.m. Monday because of fumes from construction work.
The FAA says that as a result of the evacuation, the facility stopped accepting new flights and handed off airborne flights to other facilities.
The FAA said in a statement that air traffic controllers resumed operations at the facility about 9:30 p.m. Monday and that delayed flights were beginning to take off. Normal operations were expected to resume Tuesday morning.
Airlines continue working this morning to resume regular operations at #BWI and other area airports. #MDOTnews
— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) July 11, 2017
Current conditions at BWI Marshall Airport are normal with no significant delays. Please checks signs for available parking.
— BWI Marshall Airport (@BWI_Airport) July 11, 2017
Still some cancellations at @BWI_Airport but things are starting to get back to normal after flights were grounded yesterday @ABC2NEWS #GMM2 pic.twitter.com/LaJVa5yfJW
— Shannel Pearman (@ShannelPearman) July 11, 2017
ABC2 News contributed to this report.
