Palm Springs Airport Back To Business As Usual After FAA Halts Weekend Flights

PALM SPRINGS, CA — A ground stop initiated by the Federal Aviation Administration lifted Sunday, though residual impacts are being experienced at Southern California airports on Monday.

Things at Palm Springs International Airport are back to normal, the airport announced at 8 a.m. The issue, related to air traffic control, led to widespread cancellations. Though resolved, airlines were working through backlogs, and all travelers should check with their airline for flight status.

"PSP is operating normally," a spokesperson for the airport said. "Airlines may continue working through residual impacts and delays, and travelers should monitor flight status directly with their airline," the statement read.

The FAA continues to make repairs and airlines work through remaining impacts," according to Sunday's statement.

On Saturday, the airport announced that departing flights were halted due to a ground stop.

"Aircraft have been able to arrive, though some inbound flights have diverted, and delays and schedule disruptions are expected. This issue is not specific to PSP and is affecting multiple Southern California airports."

At about 4 p.m. On Saturday, the airport issued an update announcing that departures and arrivals would begin to resume gradually, though delays were expected to continue "as operations normalize."

FlightAware, an online flight tracker, showed that almost 50 flights were delayed or canceled on Saturday during the incident.

Travelers were advised to continue monitoring their flight status directly with their airline.

No other information on the ground stop was immediately available.