Radar failure at SAN, flights grounded

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There is a backup of flights at Lindbergh Field after the airport's TRACON radar system failed. All flights were temporarily grounded, but the grounding has been lifted. Watch News 8 and visit cbs8.com for further updates in this developing story.

http://www.cbs8.com/

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AP) - Flight departures were halted at San Diego's Lindbergh Field after a Federal Aviation Administration's radar facility briefly lost some of its radio communication capabilities.

Airport officials say the outage at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar forced the diversion of two flights to Phoenix and one to Los Angeles.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor says the outage lasted from 11:45 a.m. to shortly after noon and affected 18 departing flights.

The FAA is investigating the cause of the outage.

http://www.cbs8.com/stories/story.117952.html

[tyketto]

I just gave KSAN's ATIS a call. Number for it is at Airnav.

Ground stop is still in effect, but for all San Diego area airports, KLAS, KPHX, and KOAK. Radar was one thing, but they're getting blasted by the winds that LAS and NorCal were getting the night before, and still getting now.

Hell of a time out there, but should make for great listening.

BL.

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I'm going to skip out of work early and go listen.