The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it expects to halt flights at Reagan National Airport for three hours to accommodate the Freedom 250 Grand Prix street race in Washington in late August.
The FAA expects to pause flight operations at the airport from 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Aug. 23 to support President Donald Trump’s event, the agency said in a statement. Those times may change, it added.
Airline schedule changes already appear to reflect the ground stop. This coming Sunday, 427 flights are scheduled to depart National Airport, but on Aug. 23 there are just 364 departing flights as of Monday, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics firm.
The impending ground stop marks the latest time Freedom 250 events have disrupted operations at National Airport.
Flights were halted at National after noon on July 4, as well as for several hours July 3, to accommodate flyovers and fireworks.
“The FAA has been planning and coordinating with stakeholders to help ensure the safe and efficient movement of air traffic during Freedom 250 events,” the agency said.
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