Ground stop lifted at KCI after COVID-related cleaning closed control tower - KCTV 5

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Some flights out of Kansas City International Airport have been delayed after a ground stop was issued Tuesday morning.

The FAA told KCTV5 the control tower at KCI closed at 6:30 a.m. for COVID-related cleaning. That order was lifted at 9 a.m.

UPDATE: The @KCIAirport (MC) FAA Air Traffic Control Tower is open as of 9:00 a.m. after closing at 6:30 a.m. for COVID-related cleaning. There were some delays. Check @FlyKCI.com for flight information.

— Kansas City International Airport (@KCIAirport) June 7, 2022

Reporter Eric Graves from CBS4 in Indianapolis tweeted that a pilot announced the KCI air traffic control tower was down due to COVID cases.

The Kansas City Air Route Traffic Control Center had assumed control of the airspace for a little longer than 2 hours, the FAA stated.

On a flight from ATL to KC. Pilot just said there’s a ground stop in KC because KCI air traffic control tower has been closed due to COVID cases. Pilot says they’re having to do air traffic control out of Kansas City Center and ground stop is till 9 am CT, could be longer.

— Eric Graves (@ReporterEric) June 7, 2022

The KCI control tower has resumed full operation, the airport stated.

For updates on flight status, click here.

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