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Severe weather conditions led to a temporary evacuation of the air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) on June 28, 2025. The incident resulted in significant flight disruptions, including numerous delays and cancellations.
Data from FlightAware.com indicated that ATL experienced 558 flight delays and over 470 cancellations. Delta Air Lines faced the most significant impact with 391 flight cancellations. Endeavor Air, a subsidiary of Delta operating under the Delta Connection brand, was also heavily affected, followed by Frontier Airlines and American Airlines.
The evacuation occurred during a busy travel weekend leading up to the Fourth of July holiday. Fox Atlanta reported that only two air traffic controllers remained in the building to manage communications with incoming flights during the storm. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that "air traffic controllers have returned to the Atlanta control tower after the FAA evacuated most personnel due to strong winds."
