# FAA orders nationwide ground stop citing safety concerns

https://mins.news/en/item/142945

- Reuters, 2026-11-13 21:15 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/faa-issues-national-ground-stop-due-extraordinary-circumstance-reasons-safety-2026-11-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6af77dddabc0340001e3bbf8

> The US Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop on Friday, citing an “extraordinary circumstance” and safety reasons. Earlier, the agency had reported serious air traffic control communications problems.

## Stories

- [US Nationwide Air Traffic Communications Outage and Flight Grounding](https://mins.news/en/topic/faa-nationwide-air-traffic-outage) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/faa-nationwide-air-traffic-outage.md

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