🔴 US flight authority orders national ground stop over air traffic control 'communication issue'
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Summary
The Federal Aviation Administration halted all departing flights across the United States on Friday, November 13, 2026, after a communications problem affected air traffic control centers. Planes already in the air could land, while international flights were handled individually; FlightAware reported nearly 7,000 delays or cancellations.Key Facts
- The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop for departing flights.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the communications issue affected air traffic control centers across the country.
- FAA technicians began investigating the problem.
- The FAA said planes in the air could land, but grounded departing aircraft could not take off.
- FlightAware reported nearly 7,000 delayed or canceled flights.
- The FAA managed international flights on a case-by-case basis.
- The FAA had briefly halted traffic in Chicago shortly before announcing the nationwide stop.
- The article described this as the second nationwide ground stop of all departures since the September 11, 2001, attacks; the previous one occurred in January 2023.
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