What is the FAA's 'NOTAM' system that suffered an outage and caused flight delays?

Jan 11 2023 by Business Insider

 
Flights were resumed across the country after the FAA reported an earlier outage to its NOTAM system, which caused a stop of all nationwide air traffic.

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The FAA has resumed domestic flights after temporarily pausing them on Wednesday. The agency attributed the delays to a problem with its Notice to Air Missions system, or NOTAM. A NOTAM sends essential information, like real-time hazards and runway closures, to pilots.

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