Smoke disrupts air traffic at North Texas’ 2 major airports

DALLAS (AP) — Flights at two major airports in North Texas were temporarily halted Wednesday after air traffic controllers were forced to evacuate a building because of smoke, and the resulting flight delays are expected to continue for hours.

Lynn Lunsford, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said smoke was reported in the Terminal Radar Approach Control Center at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The smoke may have come from a nearby construction project, he said.

“The controllers are back in position and the airspace is back to full capacity,” Lunsford said by email. “It will likely take some time to work through the delays.”