Major airport disruptions warned due to solar eclipse in Canada and North America

Travellers are being warned of busier airports and traffic delays during the upcoming April solar eclipse.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is based in the U.S., announced on Thursday (March 21) that it anticipates an influx of travellers and air traffic delays on April 8 as the eclipse passes over North America from Mexico to Canada.

The FAA says airports along and near the ‘path of totality’ will experience such delays and rerouting from April 7 through April 10.

Additionally, pilots flying in and out of popular airports are advised to prepare for operational changes at any given moment.

Among the airports along the eclipse path are Burlington International Airport, Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Indianapolis International Airport, Fort Wayne Airport, Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Transport Canada’s Civil Aviation (TCCA) has not yet issued a statement regarding the upcoming eclipse and its potential impact.

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According to Nasa.gov, the eclipse’s path will begin in Mexico and cross into the United States through Texas, then move through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Parts of Tennessee and Michigan will also see the total eclipse.

In Canada, it will pass through southern Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton, exiting continental North America on Newfoundland’s Atlantic coast at 5:16 p.m. NDT.

Ideal Canadian destinations within this pathway include Montreal and the Niagara region, as they provide the most readily accessible locations for tourists to view the eclipse conveniently.

—With files from Jake Pesaruk