# What to know about the FAA’s rare nationwide ground stop

https://mins.news/en/item/143122

- The Guardian, 2026-11-13 23:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/13/faa-ground-stop-flights-explained

> A temporary telecommunications outage led the FAA to halt departures nationwide and delay landings, causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations. The cause remains unclear; Homeland Security chief Markwayne Mullin said there was no indication of a malicious attack, and the duration of the stoppage is unknown.

## 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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