As winter weather sweeps across the country, Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport has issued a ground stop.
The busy airport cited the weather as the cause, noting that snow and ice were present. The rest of the description was brief, but the airport noted that the probability of extension was medium. The notice was issued at 7:32 am EST, causing a major disruption to many people early morning boarding flights for work or early weekend plans.
According to a notice on the Federal Aviation Administration website, aircraft departing from Ronald Reagan Washington National were being sprayed with deicing fluid to remove snow and ice…