At least 11 air traffic control facilities have been temporarily closed over the last few days because of coronavirus cases. In addition to well-publicized disruptions at Las Vegas, Chicago Midway and Indianapolis there was an hourlong groundstop for flights headed to airports served by the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center, also known as ZNY, Saturday. The pause was ended in the early afternoon after the center was reportedly evacuated for a COVID-19-related incident. Towers at Leesburg, Virginia, Peoria, Illinois and Wilmington, Delaware were also affected.
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