Nationwide FAA Flight Ground Stop Linked to Telecommunications Outage, With No Signs of a Nefarious Attack, Officials Say
- On Friday, November 13, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop for all departing flights citing a communication issue impacting all 22 regional air traffic control centers.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed the halt stemmed from a 'telecommunications outage,' not a nefarious attack, while Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy attributed the failure to decades-old analog infrastructure requiring modernization.
- The order left at least 3,100 aircraft airborne and caused nearly 7,000 flight delays or cancellations nationwide, with inbound international flights managed on a case-by-case basis.
- College sports teams including Tennessee and Texas faced significant travel disruptions, with some programs switching to bus transport to reach weekend games as the shutdown stalled departures.
- Friday's event marked the third nationwide ground stop since the September 11, 2001, attacks, intensifying calls for Congress to approve $30 billion in funding to modernize aging air traffic control infrastructure.
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FAA lifts nationwide ground stop; Medford airport travelers affected
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted a nationwide ground stop after more than 14,000 flights were impacted. The ground stop, which lasted around four hours, delayed all flights out of the Rogue Valley International Medford Airport late this afternoon. According to the FAA, the alert was issued due to “extraordinary circumstances […] The post FAA lifts nationwide ground stop; Medford airport travelers affected appe…
In the United States, one of the biggest civil aviation disruptions since the September 11, 2001, when the FAA Federal Civil Aviation Authority was forced to impose a nationwide ban on flights following large-scale interruptions in air traffic control systems.
US Airspace: Nationwide Ground Stop Halts Flights Across America
<p>Air traffic across the United States came to a standstill after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday, citing unusual circumstances and safety concerns. According to the FAA notice, aircraft already in the air were permitted to land safely, but planes waiting on the ground were not allowed to take off. The disruption reportedly followed communication problems at 22 regional air traffic control ce…
US lifts nationwide flight ground stop after hours of disruption
The Federal Aviation Administration halted flying on Friday, November 13, after a data overload crippled air traffic control communications and radar, the agency said, in an incident that laid bare the frailty of America’s crucial aviation infrastructure.
The U.S. government attributes the ruling to a technology of the 1980s and discards, for now, a cyberattack
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