New York airports are under 5G-linked storm warnings issued by FAA

Airports across the East Coast, including those around New York City, are under an advisory warning that poor weather combined with new 5G airwaves could lead to flight diversions. The US FAA Thursday morning posted the list of airports -- which also include several in the West -- on its air-traffic advisories website. A storm bringing rain and snow extends across much of the East Coast. At the same time it warned of possible disruptions, the FAA acted to minimize impacts by expanding the number of aircraft models that it has approved to fly within 5G zones near airports. About 78% of the US fleet is now approved to make low-visibility landings in those conditions, the agency said in a press release. The weather systems are the first major test of how the air-traffic system will perform after 5G went live Wednesday. So far, disruptions to the aviation system have been minimal as a last-minute accord between wireless telephone companies and the FAA on 5G averted major disruptions. But the longer-term impacts remain unclear. Wireless companies want to expand 5G service around airports in coming months and have also said they will increase the power of signals after six months. The FAA warning Thursday was attributed to the 5G expansion and potential for radar altimeter interference, according to the website. Certain low-visibility landings can’t be performed in the presence of 5G signals on aircraft at risk of interference. The airports listed included New York’s LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy; Newark Liberty and Teterboro in New Jersey; Boston; Hartford, Connecticut; Providence, Rhode Island; Philadelphia; Baltimore/Washington; San Francisco and Oakland, California; and Salt Lake City. <br/>