The ground stop was issued earlier this afternoon and has been extended.

22:07, Thu, Aug 6, 2026 Updated: 22:08, Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Aerial view of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Minnesota

Aerial view of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (file picture) (Image: Getty)

A ground stop was issued this afternoon at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport due to a "regional FAA equipment outage", the Metropolitan Airports Commission said. The ground stop was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the major airport in the Minnesota city at around 2pm local time.

The stop has since been extended to 4.15pm local time. The flights affected are those set to depart, while airport officials said some "limited arrivals" are scheduled, although they advised passengers to check with their airlines.

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