An air quality alert will remain in place for a third day as wildfire smoke chokes the tri-state area.
The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning across the western provinces to Quebec could be felt as far away as the greater New York City metropolitan area.
Due to the air quality, the Federal Aviation Administration paused and delayed flights at certain area airports because the smoke was limiting visibility.
"The FAA has taken steps to manage the flow of traffic into the New York City area due to reduced visibility from wildfire smoke," the FAA said in a statement.
On Thursday morning, the FAA announced in a tweet it had issued a ground stop for flights from the Northeast, Ohio and Mid-Atlantic bound for LaGuardia Airport. About two hours later, the agency announced that all flights bound for Newark International Airport were delayed, though it wasn't clear how long the delays would be for.
It was the second such pause in 24 hours issued for flights to LaGuardia. A day earlier the FAA has also announced flights to Newark Liberty International Airport had been slowed.
The FAA said as smoke continues to reduce visibility, the agency "will likely will likely need to take steps to manage the flow of traffic safely into New York City, D.C., Philadelphia and Charlotte."
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