# FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its history

https://mins.news/en/item/143080

- Ars Technica, 2026-11-13 23:17 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/faa-orders-third-nationwide-ground-stop-in-its-history/

> The FAA halted departures from all US airports on Friday afternoon, citing a communications issue affecting every Air Route Traffic Control Center. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said staff were troubleshooting. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the stoppage was not prompted by a security threat and that incoming international flights would be handled case by case.

## 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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