All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice, “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” according to the FAA.
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An FAA spokesperson says there is a communications problem impacting Air Route Traffic Control Centers, CNN reported.
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CNN reports the last time there was a nationwide ground stop was in January of 2023 when a pilot notification system went down.
Prior to that, the last time a nationwide ground stop was issued was after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
We are working to learn the local impacts of this and will continue to update this story.
The @FAAnews issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers. FAA technicians are investigating the issue. We will provide immediate updates as we have them.
— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) November 13, 2026
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