At least three major airports in the United States suffered from the smoke created by the wildfires in Canada on Thursday.

Some of the air terminals in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), LaGuardia (New York) and Newark (New Jersey) had to suspend or delay operations due to visibility problems, following an order from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). , for the acronym in English).

Although there were delays in the morning, these airports have seen very few cancellations so far, according to data from the FlightAware air traffic monitoring website.

New York is shrouded in orange by wildfires in Canada

In the case of Philadelphia International Airport, this had 27 delayed flights between departure and arrival, while LaGuardia had 193 delays and two cancellations, and Newark had 81 delays and 5 cancellations.

Other major airports in the region where the FAA has not reported any smoke issues also had some incidents, but not uncommon, with 22 flights delayed and 3 canceled at Washington Dulles Airport and 71 delays and three cancellations at New York’s JFK.

According to the FAA, the “decreased visibility” caused by the fires “will continue to affect air traffic today” and it will likely be necessary to take measures to reduce traffic in cities such as New York, Washington, Philadelphia and Charlotte, North Carolina. control).

Hours later, the FAA lifted grounding orders for several flights at LaGuardia. Traffic volume was expected to adjust as conditions changed.

Authorities have urged the population to limit the time they spend outdoors and to wear masks to avoid breathing smoke that may contain pollutant particles.

Through social networks, the National Meteorological Service explained this Thursday what to do in case of a warning of poor air quality: “Stay indoors, stay informed, minimize the use of vehicles and other machines that run on petrol and do not burn waste or other items “, he said.