Newark Airport faces FAA delays over an hour due to staffing shortages

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday afternoon announced delays at Newark International Airport (EWR) after its Traffic Management Program went into effect due to staffing.

The program is in effect for traffic arriving at Newark Airport, according to FAA officials.

Some arriving flights are delayed an average of over an hour and a half.

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The delays come amid nationwide air traffic controller shortages and Newark-specific mishaps in recent months.

In May, the FAA issued a ground delay for EWR due to staffing shortages, weather and construction issues after a report found air traffic controllers briefly lost radar and radio signals.

Nationwide, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the FAA is down 3,000 controllers.

“We might have some shortages of air traffic controllers,” Duffy told Fox News’ Steve Doocy in May. “You know that we had telecom issues in Philadelphia, or in Newark, out of the Philly TRACON. So those factors all come into play. … A lot of the questions that come though — is it safe to fly? And of course it is. We have so many redundancies in place, but we have to fix the system.”

The United Airlines Holdings Inc. arrivals board at Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, New Jersey, US, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. United Airlines Holdings Inc. will cut 35 daily round trips at Newark Liberty International Airport after Federal Aviation Administration technology failures and an air traffic controller shortage snarled flights for a full week.

Alexandra Koch is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.

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