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The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Aviation Administration</a> issued a ground stop at Newark Liberty International Airport "due to equipment issues," an FAA spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

The agency said the ground stop was affecting flights into the airport, and it was investigating the cause.

Air Traffic controllers told <a href="https://abc7ny.com/post/ground-stop-newark-airport-due-air-traffic-control-communication-issues/17673559/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">WABC-TV</a> that there were Air Traffic Control communication issues that caused them to lose their radio frequencies.

<div class="m"><picture> <img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2025/02/1200/675/newark-airport.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1" alt="Airplanes at Newark Airport" width="100%" height="auto"></picture></div> <div class="info"><div class="caption"><p><span>Airplanes sit parked at gates at Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport on Dec. 4, 2024, in Newark, N.J.</span> <span>(Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)</span></p></div></div>

<i>This is a breaking news story; check back for updates.</i>

Newark Airport faces flight delays as the FAA paused some arrivals due to "equipment" problems that are under investigation.{ai:summary}<p>FAA puts Newark Liberty on a ground stop over equipment issues, delaying inbound flights while investigators look for the cause.</p><p>ATC reported radio-frequency problems that disrupted communications. #technology</p>

FAA issues Newark airport ground stop due to 'equipment' issue

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