The Reagan National Airport has halted all outgoing flights due to the shooting at the Washington DC Navy Yard:
Breaking: Reagan National Airport confirms all flights currently grounded due to situation at #NavyYardShooting
— Luis Eduardo Vanegas P. (@luisevanegas) September 16, 2013
Sitting on the Tarmac until the all clear from the active shooter situation at Navy yard #DCA
— Nelson Bunn (@nelsonbunn) September 16, 2013
https://twitter.com/scottdstone/status/379605709379629056
From my view on the DCA Tarmac: ground stop for all planes, helos in the soggy air over Navy Yard. pic.twitter.com/J3hDdjRIl1
— Jordan Whichard (@JordanWhichard) September 16, 2013
Entire plane getting updates from Twitter on why we're trapped on the #dca tarmac: Navy yard shooting.
— Susan Page (@SusanPage) September 16, 2013
Stuck on tarmac at Reagan airport. DCA response to shooting at naval yard. No getting in or out #NavyYardShooting
— Shelley Venus (@SVenusTV) September 16, 2013
Shooter at-large at Navy Yard. Sitting on tarmac at DCA. All flights grounded as safety measure.
— Danielle Aguirre (@DMAguirre11) September 16, 2013
Sitting on runway in plane with @FCC Chairwoman Clyburn and others. Indefinite delay of all DCA flights due to Navy Yard shooter.
— Julia Tanner (@jk_tann) September 16, 2013
It is unclear whether all incoming flights have also been halted, but some people at other airports are reporting lengthy delays:
Trapped on tarmac in Miami until 10:30 at earliest due to ground stop at DCA — navy yard shooting.
— Brad J Shannon (@bradjshannon) September 16, 2013
Hello from the tarmac! Grounded at LGA due to some jerk shooting people in DC. #NavyYardShooting #dca
— arianash (@arianash) September 16, 2013
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