Posted on 03/13/2026 3:39:42 PM PDT by VanShuyten
WASHINGTON (7News) — A strong chemical smell at a federal aviation facility has temporarily prompted ground stops at the DC-regions three major airports on Friday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Thurgood Marshall Baltimore-Washington International (BWI), Reagan National (DCA), and Dulles International (IAD) Airports are expected to remain on a ground stop until 7 p.m., according to the FAA's alert page. Dulles International Airport is seeing 90-minute delays (and increasing) on departures.
The FAA said the smell occurred at the Potomac TRACON (Terminal Radar Approach Control) facility in Warranton, Virginia, which sits roughly 50 miles outside of the nation's capital. The facility helps manage airspace in the region outside of take-offs and departures.
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Tin foil hat time?
Which way was the wind blowing?
How would Eric Swalwell be at all 3 airports? Doesn’t make no sense.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the giant sewer main break upstream?
It is close to Baltimore. They are probably smelling weed.
Boiled cabbage, urine and farts? Wasn’t Cankles recently in town?
its apple cider
Who farted?
They finally cleaned the toilets
It’s the FAA place at Vint Hill in Warrenton. Strong chemical smell...people dizzy....30 ambulances were on the scene.
Turned out to be a large, overheated circuit board.
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