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Canadian Smoke Plume Snarls Northeastern Flights

Plumes of smoke from Canada's wildfires have caused historically poor air quality as well as low visibility, leading to delays at airports in the region.

Brooklyn Bridge in haze from smoke drifting south from Canadian Wildfires — While this photo may look like a sepia-tone print of Manhattan from the late 1800's, it was taken midday on Wednesday, illustrating the extreme effects the wildfire smoke plume drifting south from Canada had on the Northeastern U.S. (Photo: Meghan Hubert)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

June 8, 2023

While millions of Northeastern U.S. residents sought shelter from the historically-bad air quality resulting from smoke drifting south from Canada’s wildfires, flight operations at area airports were also affected due to low visibility.

The FAA issued ground stops for flights destined for Philadelphia International and New York LaGuardia airports on Wednesday and today issued ground delay advisories for aircraft bound for LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airport until this evening due to limited visibility. A spokesperson from the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey told AIN that business aviation hub Teterboro Airport has only experienced minor delays in operations due to volume.

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