A Federal Aviation Administration technical outage caused widespread flight delays and diversions across the American Midwest. Critical radar and air traffic control systems temporarily went offline, impacting ten states. The disruption originated at a regional control center, not Minneapolis airport itself. Airlines adjusted schedules and passengers faced lengthy waits throughout the evening. The FAA has launched an investigation into the cause of the systems failure.

Flights were diverted and others grounded throughout the Midwest after a temporary outage at a Minnesota air traffic control facility caused issues, the FAA said.

A Federal Aviation Administration technical outage caused widespread flight delays and diversions across the American Midwest. Critical radar and air traffic control systems…