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Due to power outage, FAA orders ground stop for flights headed to Atlanta airport

Twitter user @rachkay00 sent us this photo of the outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airport.

The FAA has ordered a ground stop on all flights headed to Hartsfield-Jackson International airport Sunday afternoon due to a power outage.

Atlanta fire rescue officials say flights, security checkpoints and plane taxiing delays are affecting thousands due to the outage. Airport officials and Georgia Power are working to fix the power. Channel 2 Action News has also learned Atlanta Fire units are on standby.

According to FlightAware, all inbound flights are being held until at least 4 p.m. Sunday.

The outage was reported at the nation's busiest airport 1:15 Sunday afternoon. The cause of the outage is unclear at this time.

A Delta Air Lines pilot told passengers a construction crew cut a power line, causing the outage, but an airport spokesman, Andy Gobeil, said officials still weren’t sure.

“We have not determined what caused it,” Gobeil said. Atlanta fire officials and others are “trying to determine how long it will take to get everything up and running.”

Delta Air Lines' official Twitter account tweeted "flight disruptions are expected as a result and customers are encouraged to check the status of their flight."