FAA issues ground stops for Washington area airports over odor at tower

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration issued ground stops for Washington, DC-area airports late on Friday after an odor was detected at a Virginia air traffic control tower.

The FAA said the odor forced the evacuation of Potomac Consolidated ​Terminal RADAR Approach Control or TRACON, which controls airspace over numerous airports in ​the Washington region. The FAA issued ground stops at Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles, Baltimore and smaller airports around 6:40 p.m. EDT.