# FAA halts departing flights across the US after communications outage

https://mins.news/en/item/143104

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-13 23:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/13/faa-grounds-all-fights-across-the-us-over-telecommunication?traffic_source=rss

> The FAA grounded departing flights across the United States after a communications failure disrupted air traffic control. The Homeland Security secretary said the shutdown was precautionary as officials investigate, and it is not clear when flights will resume.

## 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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