{"id":32952,"date":"2025-07-09T09:22:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T09:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inprord.com\/?p=32952"},"modified":"2025-07-14T10:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T10:20:37","slug":"airport-power-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inprord.com\/en\/airport-power-outage\/","title":{"rendered":"Airport Power Outage: What if the next one brings air traffic to a standstill?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Electricity blackout: when an airport can&#8217;t be shut down<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>When the power grid went down, air transport was one of the hardest hit sectors. However, thanks to well-designed back-up systems, <strong>some airports were able to continue operating<\/strong> their critical systems: radar, communications, security systems, etc.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Barajas, Valencia&#8230; Why did some airports remain operational during the blackout?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The recent blackout that affected a large part of the Iberian Peninsula highlighted the fragility of many infrastructures in the face of a total loss of electricity supply. 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