Newark Airport Grounded: Another ATC Radar Outage Causes Chaos

Newark Airport Faces Fresh Chaos After Another ATC Radar Failure Newark Liberty International Airport, a major US air travel hub, experienced another significant disruption on May 12, 2025, due to a failure of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) radar system. This is the third such incident in recent weeks, leading to widespread flight cancellations and delays. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) attributed the outage to a telecommunications problem. \"Sunday's chaos was at least the third major problem to hit Newark Liberty International Airport in the past two weeks,\" reported one news source. Dozens of flights were canceled just two days prior due to a similar issue. The current outage is primarily affecting afternoon flights, as air traffic begins to build up during that time. \"Already today, dozens of cancellations and delays are reported at Newark,\" according to FlightAware.com. Passengers are urged to check with their airlines for updates and consider alternative travel arrangements if flying through Newark in the coming weeks. The FAA is working to resolve the issue and restore normal operations as quickly as possible.