Air traffic control radar screens go black at Newark Airport for second time

NEWARK, N.J. ( WPIX ) – Radar screens went black at Newark Liberty International Airport for the second time on Friday morning, a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to Nexstar’s WPIX.

The outage happened around 3:55 a.m. and lasted about 90 seconds, according to the FAA.

“There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace,” the spokesperson said…

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