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  "path": "/2026/03/13/ground-stop-at-bwi-dc-area-airports-lifted-after-strong-chemical-smell-halted-operations/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T00:17:41.000Z",
  "site": "https://marylandmatters.org",
  "tags": [
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  "textContent": "Baltimore/Washington International Airport and both D.C.-area airports were shut down for hours Friday by a ground stop that was ordered after a “strong chemical smell” at a Federal Aviation Administration facility in Virginia impacted operations.",
  "title": "Ground stop at BWI, DC-area airports lifted after ‘strong chemical smell’ halted operations"
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