# Communication issue grounds flights nationwide, bringing U.S. airports to a standstill

https://mins.news/en/item/143146

- NBC News, 2026-11-14 00:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/nationwide-ground-stop-brings-america-s-airports-to-a-standstill-273485381855

> The FAA ordered a nationwide ground stop because of a communication issue involving air traffic control, bringing airports across the United States to a standstill.

## 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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