Problems force some flight cancellations at Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC), Traverse City, Michigan.

TRAVERSE CITY — An equipment problem and rainy conditions resulted in several flight cancellations at Cherry Capital Airport.

Airport director Kevin Klein said the instrument landing system operated by the Federal Aviation Administration for the airport’s main east-west runway malfunctioned Tuesday afternoon.

ILS equipment is used by aircraft to land in low visibility conditions and Klein said some scheduled flights were unable to land in Traverse City because of low cloud ceilings and limited visibility created by the rain the past two days. Other flights weren’t affected.

“It’s an antenna issue,” Klein said. “If the weather’s a great day, it doesn’t make a difference.”

Klein said four flights into Cherry Capital were cancelled Tuesday afternoon, four more were cancelled by mid-Wednesday and other flight cancellations were possible depending on weather conditions.

The FAA awaits repair parts to arrive from Oklahoma and Klein said the agency hopes to have the system operating by 3 p.m. Thursday.

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