Massive Chaos Across US Airports After Technical Glitch Affects Hundreds Of Flights. In Pics

A computer glitch at the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all flights and caused lengthy delays for millions of travellers across the United States of America.

Travelers Waiting To Hear Information Regarding Their Flights

All flights in the United States were grounded on Wednesday due to a computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (Image Source: AFP)

In a statement, the FAA said, "The FAA is working to restore its Notice to Air Missions System. We are performing final validation checks and repopulating the system now. Operations across the National Airspace System are affected." (Image Source: AFP)

There was no exact estimate for when it will be back up and running, according to the website, though NOTAMs issued prior to the outage were still available. (Image Source: AFP)

Flight delays and disruptions were reported on social media by passengers from Hawaii to Washington. (Image Source: AFP)

According to The Washington Post, airports from Texas to Pennsylvania verified that flights were impacted across the country. (Image Source: AFP)

According to the flight tracking website FlightAware, more than 2,500 planes were delayed as of 8 a.m. ET owing to the disruption. More than 150 flights have been cancelled. Those figures are sure to rise. (Image Source: Twitter/@JackieWSYX6)

According to aviation data provider Cirium, more than 21,000 flights were scheduled to take off in the United States on Wednesday, largely domestic flights, with approximately 1,840 international flights expected to travel into the country. (Image Source: Twitter/@JackieWSYX6)