FAA issues nationwide ground stop over communications issue, halting all US departures

MicahBerkley · x · 2026-11-14

The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop across all US airports due to a communications issue. An ATCSCC advisory screenshot cites "extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety," grounding all departing traffic until further notice, with inbound international flights managed case by case; the advisory was effective 13/2053–14/0400 UTC.

Per a Citizen app screenshot, operations were expected to resume around 4:30 p.m. The author notes a ground stop of this scale has only happened once before, on 9/11.

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