FAA Issues National Ground Stop

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Updated: Nov 13, 2026 4:42:59 PM EST
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Nov. 13, 2026, 4:09 PM EST​

Ground stop ordered for all airports nationwide for ‘reasons of safety’​

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered a nationwide ground stop on all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

The unusual alert contained no other information beyond stating that “all departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice.”

...https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faa-orders-nationwide-ground-stop-departing-flights-reasons-safety-rcna609247

 

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FAA issues nationwide ground stop for all flights​

Updated 4:50 PM EST, Fri November 13, 2026
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• Cause not yet known: The reason for the ground stop was not immediately clear, but an FAA spokesperson said there is a communications problem impacting Air Route Traffic Control Centers, which handle flights going across the country. Preliminary reports indicate this is not a cyberattack, according to two law enforcement officials.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/13/us/live-news/flights-ground-stop-faa

 

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US grounds flights nationwide after air traffic control communications outage​

November 13, 20264:38 PM ESTUpdated 1 min ago

• Ground stop allows airborne flights to land but bars takeoffs from ground
• Only second nationwide ground stop since September 11, 2001, attacks

WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The US Federal Aviation Administration ‌grounded all departing flights nationwide on Friday after a communications failure hit air traffic control centers across the country, disrupting thousands of flights.
The announcement means planes in the air may land, but those on the ground cannot take off. Flight tracking service FlightAware said nearly 7,000 flights were ⁠delayed or cancelled due to the nationwide ground stop.

...https://www.reuters.com/world/us/faa-issues-national-ground-stop-due-extraordinary-circumstance-reasons-safety-2026-11-13/

 

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Friday, November 13, 2026 6:07PM
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday for all airlines, including Philadelphia International Airport, due to a communications issue.

Secretary Sean Duffy says the issue is impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, which are responsible for all flights above 18,000 feet. There are 22 of those centers in the U.S.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication yet that "this was a nefarious attack against us. It's just a telecommunications outage."

... https://6abc.com/post/nationwide-gr...ladelphia-international-airport-faa/20038842/

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FAA expanded AI air traffic tool to all centers days before nationwide ground stop​

Friday, November 13, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration said it expanded a new artificial intelligence-supported air traffic management tool to all 22 of its air route traffic control centers three days before it ordered a nationwide ground stop on departing flights.

The tool, Strategic Management of Airspace, Routes and Trajectories, or SMART, is meant to shift air traffic management from a reactive approach to a predictive one, the FAA said.

Continued: https://www.washingtontimes.com/new...fic-tool-centers-days-nationwide-ground-stop/