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Flights across the U.S. affected after FAA experiences computer outage
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Flights across the U.S. affected after FAA experiences computer outage

Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage.

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Flights across the United States were affected Wednesday morning after the Federal Aviation Administration said it experienced a computer outage.

All flights in the U.S. were grounded following the incident, a source with knowledge of the situation told NBC News.

The FAA said in a notice on its website that its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system had "failed" Wednesday morning. A NOTAM is a notice containing information essential to workers involved in flight operations.

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"Technicians are currently working to restore the system and there is no estimate for restoration of service at this time," it said.

About 760 flights within, into and out of the U.S. were delayed as of around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to online flight tracker FlightAware. Around 90 flights were listed as cancelled.

"Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a statement.

"The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now," it said.

"We will provide frequent updates as we make progress," it said.

The news came after a number of social media users said they had been impacted by the situation.

"An FAA system outage is causing ground stops at AUS and other airports across the country," the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport said in a tweet.

"Arriving & departing passengers can expect delays this morning & through the day," it said, adding: "Please stay in contact with your airline & check your flight status before heading to AUS."

A number of airports outside the U.S. said operations were continuing as normal.

"As far as we are aware, we are still operating to/from the U.S. at the moment," a spokesperson for Gatwick Airport in London said.

A spokesperson for the Frankfurt Airport in Germany said the FAA outage had not affected its operations.