All flights were temporarily grounded at Southern California airports on Wednesday afternoon due to ground stop issued by the FAA because of technical problems at a regional air traffic control facility.

A file photo of Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport. (Credit: KTLA)

The “ground stop” was announced by LAX on Twitter at 2:13 p.m., and the airport referred questions to the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that issued the order.

The stop was “due to computer issues,” Los Angeles International Airport stated on Twitter.

Flights were also grounded at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Long Beach Airport and Ontario International Airport, representatives of those airports confirmed.

Burbank reported it had received word from the FAA control tower that the ground stop was lifted, the airport stated on Twitter at 3:22 p.m. Ontario airport also reported the ground stop was lifted a few minutes later.

FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said he was working to gather details and recommended passengers check fly.faa.gov.

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