# US grounds flights nationwide after ‘communication issue’

https://mins.news/en/item/143001

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-13 21:32 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/13/us-grounds-all-flights-after-communication-issue?traffic_source=rss

> The US grounded flights nationwide after a communication issue affected air traffic control centers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The FAA is investigating, and around 7,000 flights were delayed or canceled.

## 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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